expiatory vs expiative

expiatory and expiative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expiatory	No	Yes	No	No
expiative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, expiatory and expiative are synonyms defined as:

expiatory and expiative: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

Other synonyms of expiatory include propitiatory.

expiatory (adjective)	expiative (adjective)
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation	having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation