conciliatoryadj.n.
/kənˈsɪlɪətəri/ a. Tending or calculated to conciliate; showing a spirit of conciliation.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adjective] > appeasing or propitiatory
propitiatory1536
conciliatory1576
placatorya1640
conciliating1661
mollifying1713
disarminga1718
conciliative1819
anti-inflammatory1842
propitiative1853
propitial1863
placating1873
conciliant1882
placative1903
accommodational1907
1576 A. Fleming tr. G. Macropedius in Panoplie Epist. 366 An Epistle called Conciliatorie, wherein he craveth acquaintaunce with one whome he never knewe, but by report.
1777 E. Burke Let. to Sheriffs Bristol 77 The amiable and conciliatory virtues of lenity, moderation, and tenderness.
1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. v. 149 He had not the conciliatory manners which win the favor of..mankind.
b. as n. A measure calculated to conciliate.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating > means of
propitiation?a1450
appeasement1561
appeasing1561
peace offeringa1607
atonement1752
conciliatory1778
placating1892
1778 G. L. Way Learning at Loss II. 145 Penitentials, Mediatorials, and Conciliatories will be dispatched to my queer Father-in-law.
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