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conciliatory

Also Dz····پ

[kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

  1. tending to conciliate.

    a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.



conciliatory

/ -trɪ, kənˈsɪljətərɪ, kənˈsɪljətɪv /

adjective

  1. intended to placate or reconcile

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Other Word Forms

  • conciliatorily adverb
  • conciliatoriness noun
  • nonconciliatory adjective
  • unconciliative adjective
  • unconciliatory adjective
  • DzˈٴǰԱ noun
  • Dzˈٴǰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conciliatory1

First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory 1
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Example Sentences

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Sean Hannity sought to strike a similarly conciliatory tone, saying that just last week the two men were “best friends,” and that the dispute ultimately came down to a disagreement over a piece of legislation.

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After the story ran, state Sen. Megan Dahle, a Lassen County Republican who at the time served in the Assembly, set up a conciliatory meeting between Fish and Wildlife and Fisher.

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Bessent, in his remarks to the finance institute, struck a conciliatory note on his efforts to get China to the negotiating table.

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But Vietnam has taken a more conciliatory approach, even before the latest round of tariffs was announced.

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And while she struck a conciliatory tone on the water issue on Friday, calmly describing his tariff threat as “President Trump’s way of communicating,” she is also under considerable domestic pressure on the issue.

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