conciliatory

con·cil·i·ate  (kn-sl-t)

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.

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[Latin concilire, concilit-, from concilium, meeting; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·cili·a·ble (--bl) adj.

con·cili·ation n.

con·cili·ator n.

con·cili·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.

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conciliatory [kənˈsɪljətərɪ -trɪ], conciliative [kənˈsɪljətɪv]

adj

intended to placate or reconcile

conciliatorily  adv

conciliatoriness  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" conciliative antagonistic - arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"

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conciliatory

adjective pacifying, pacific, disarming, appeasing, mollifying, peaceable, placatory, propitiatory, soothing The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone.

Translations

conciliatory [kənˈsɪlɪətərɪ] ADJ → conciliador

conciliatory [kənˈsɪliətəri] adj [gesture, approach, statement, policy] → de conciliation; [tone, attitude] → conciliant(e)

conciliatory

adj (= intended to reconcile) → versöhnlich; (= placatory) → beschwichtigend, besänftigend

conciliatory [kənˈsɪlɪət/ərɪ] adj → conciliante, conciliatorio/a, conciliativo/a

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conciliatory [kənˈsɪlɪət/ərɪ] adj → conciliante, conciliatorio/a, conciliativo/a