propitiatory UK /pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/US /pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/ adjective1 •Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices. — 1831 formsmore propitiatory · most propitiatory