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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry /proˈpɪʃ(i)əˌtori, ˌtɔr-/
 (a.)安撫的;和解的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry a.  Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry, n.  Jewish Antiq. The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 propitiatory
      adj 1: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or
             propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
             [syn: expiatory, expiative]
      2: intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a
         propitiatory gesture" [syn: propitiative]