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Adjective: propitiatory  prow'pi-shee-u,to-ree [N. Amer], pru'pi-shee-u-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Intended to reconcile or appease
    "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture";
    - propitiative
     
  2. Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
    "propitiatory sacrifice";
    - expiatory, expiative

See also: conciliative, conciliatory

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