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Conciliatory

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con⋅cil⋅i⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
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Also, con⋅cil⋅i⋅a⋅tive  [kuhn-sil-ee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv, -sil-yuh-] .

Origin:
1570–80; conciliate + -ory 1

Related forms:
con⋅cil⋅i⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
con⋅cil⋅i⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅ness, noun
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con·cil·i·ate   (kən-sĭl'ē-āt')   
v.   con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates

v.   tr.

  1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease.

  2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.

  3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile.

v.   intr.
To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill. See Synonyms at pacify.

[Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
con·cil'i·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj., con·cil'i·a'tion n., con·cil'i·a'tor n., con·cil'i·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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