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propitiatory

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pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry  (pr-psh--tôr, -tr, -psh-)
adj.
Of or offered in propitiation; conciliatory.
pro·piti·a·tori·ly adv.
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Adj.1.propitiatory - having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
expiative, expiatory
2.propitiatory - intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
propitiative
conciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"


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I loved the dim superstition, the propitiatory intent, that had put the grave there; and still more I loved the spirit that could not carry out the sentence-- the error from the surveyed lines, the clemency of the soft earth roads along which the home-coming wagons rattled after sunset.
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Even the propitiatory gestures of the creature failed to disarm me.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
It was some time before Dennis had breath enough to speak, but as soon as he could resume his propitiatory strain, he did so.
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