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conciliatory
con·cil·i·ate C0548100 (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. See Synonyms at pacify.2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile: tried to conciliate the conflicting theories.v.intr. To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill.
[Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə- 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) adj.conciliatory (kənˈsɪljətərɪ; -trɪ) or conciliativeadjintended to placate or reconcile conˈciliatorily adv conˈciliatoriness ncon•cil•i•a•to•ry (kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) also con•cil•i•a•tive (-iˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv, -ˈsɪl yə-)
adj. tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner. [1570–80] con•cil′i•a•to`ri•ly, adv. con•cil′i•a•to`ri•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | conciliatory - making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"compromising, flexible | | 2. | conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"conciliativeantagonistic - arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States" |
conciliatoryadjective pacifying, pacific, disarming, appeasing, mollifying, peaceable, placatory, propitiatory, soothing The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone.Translationsconciliate (kənˈsilieit) verb to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. 贏得或重獲(支持或友誼) 赢得（支持） conˌciliˈation noun 安撫，和解 抚慰，调解 conˈciliatory adjective 安撫的，和解的 抚慰的，调解的 conciliatory
Synonyms for conciliatoryadj pacifyingSynonyms- pacifying
- pacific
- disarming
- appeasing
- mollifying
- peaceable
- placatory
- propitiatory
- soothing
Synonyms for conciliatoryadj making or willing to make concessionsSynonymsadj intended to placateSynonymsAntonyms |