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propitiatory

pro·pi·tia·tory

UK/pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/ US/pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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

  • “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice”
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2.

intended to reconcile or appease

  • “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”
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Origin

From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”).

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