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propitiatory

adjective

intended to reconcile or appease

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. intended to reconcile or appease

    “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”

adjective

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

    “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice”

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Example Sentences

sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice

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