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propitiatory
adjective(pro-pi-ti-a-to-ry)
intended to reconcile or appease
Synonyms: propitiative,
Examples:
Sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture.
propitiatory
adjective(pro-pi-ti-a-to-ry)
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
Synonyms: expiative, expiatory,
Examples:
Expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice.

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