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English adjective: propitiatory

1. propitiatory having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation


SamplesExpiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice.


Synonymsexpiative, expiatory

2. propitiatory intended to reconcile or appease


SamplesSent flowers as a propitiatory gesture.


Synonymspropitiative


Similarconciliative, conciliatory


Antonymsantagonistic









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