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propitiatory
/pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/
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What does propitiatory mean?
adjective
- Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/
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The propitiatory formulas most in vogue are still such as carry or imply an invidious comparison.
But on this occasion she had come with a propitiatory gift--introducing her friend Mr. Leavenworth.
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On the appointed day all the canoes were carried to the shore and placed upon the water with prayer and propitiatory offerings.
Saying this, with a jerk of his body, which might have been either propitiatory or derisive, he fell into step beside me.
Even the propitiatory gestures of the creature failed to disarm me.