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Definition of expiative word
- noun expiative That serves to expiate. 1
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Parts of speech for Expiative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
expiative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for expiative
adjective expiative
- purgative — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- propitiatory — serving or intended to propitiate.
- atonable — Capable of being atoned for.
- conciliative — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
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