conciliatory

American  

[kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

Also conciliative

adjective

1. tending to conciliate.

   a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

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conciliatory British  

/ -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

Etymology

Origin of conciliatory

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

Example Sentences

Rodríguez's tone has been alternating between defiant and conciliatory since she was designated interim president by Venezuela's Supreme Court.

From BBC

After initially lashing out at the strike against Maduro, Rodríguez struck a conciliatory tone Sunday when she invited the U.S. government “to work together on a cooperative agenda.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the protests began, officials have publicly struck a conciliatory tone when it comes to protesters' economic demands, while vowing to take a hard line against any chaos or destabilisation.

From Barron's

Publicly, officials have struck a conciliatory tone when it comes to protesters' economic demands, while vowing to take a hard line against any chaos and destabilisation.

From Barron's

The conciliatory narrative that emerged from 1876 painted veterans, North and South, as noble, valorous brothers.

From Salon