conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
are conciliating
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present progressiveof conciliate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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How pleasant is it to be in company with those who are conciliating and unassuming!
From The Child at Home The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
An amiable, refined people, too, these Tuscans are, conciliating and affectionate.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
