conciliatory

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

/ kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

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Also con·cil·i·a·tive

[kuhn-sil-ee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv, -sil-yuh-]. /kənˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv, -ˈsɪl yə-/.

Origin of conciliatory

First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM conciliatory

con·cil·i·a·to·ri·ly, adverbcon·cil·i·a·to·ri·ness, nounnon·con·cil·i·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·con·cil·i·a·tive, adjective

un·con·cil·i·a·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby conciliatory

concierge, conciliar, conciliate, conciliation, conciliator, conciliatory, concinnate, concinnity, concinnous, concise, concisely

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How to use conciliatory in a sentence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro seemed to take a step back from the ledge on Thursday night, releasing a conciliatory statement two days after pledging to ignore Supreme Court rulings and declaring that only God could remove him from office.
Brazil's Bolsonaro backs down from Supreme Court showdown, for now|Dave Lawler|September 9, 2021|Axios
While he has yet to confirm if he will run in 2022, the former president’s speech struck a more conciliatory note than he has for several years, reaching out to the business community and the political center, Ribeiro says.
Brazil's Bolsonaro Denied COVID-19 Was a Problem. Now He's Embracing Vaccines. Here's What Changed|Ciara Nugent|March 12, 2021|Time
This basically leaves socially distanced walks as the most attractive way to catch up with people IRL, but even this conciliatory option presents problems.
This Zojirushi Mug Makes My Winter Walks Tolerable|Monica Burton|January 29, 2021|Eater
This prompted a second disciplinary letter from Greene and a slightly more conciliatory one from me.
The dramatic — and embellished — life of Graham Greene|Michael Mewshaw|January 15, 2021|Washington Post

Beyond expressing their relief, some industry insiders I spoke to over the past week were struck by Apple’s newly conciliatory tone this month and are hopeful for a more open dialog with the Cupertino tech giant.
‘It’s the first time they’re listening’: Apple is striking a more conciliatory tone with the ad industry|Lara O'Reilly|September 8, 2020|Digiday
Barack Obama, running as a conciliatory pragmatist in 2008, did even better with some 50 percent.
The Progressives’ War on Suburbia|Joel Kotkin|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their relationships with each other range from conciliatory to borderline antagonistic.
Welcome to Assadville, USA|Christopher Moraff|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zawahiri was conciliatory but stern, commanding ISIS to leave Syria and go back to Iraq, where the group was founded.
Welcome to Jihad City, Syria|Jacob Siegel|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vastly outnumbered by halfwits and fellow travellers, I reached for the most conciliatory point available.
No Mas Democracia|Michael Moynihan|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead of making conciliatory gestures towards the opposition, the government escalted the violence.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Tenders Bloody Resignation|Oleg Shynkarenko|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We expressed our disgust at the situation and the officer made the conciliatory suggestion that we might be able to go on anyway.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
His dealings with the Continental princes, mainly in regard to shipping and commerce, were conciliatory and businesslike.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
At first Wall's answers were conciliatory, but naval preparations still went on.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
This the King, under the guidance of his Puritan Councillors, proceeded to do in the most conciliatory and least offensive way.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
No answers were sent to North's conciliatory proposals; all alike agreed in referring them to the continental congress.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for conciliatory

conciliatory

conciliative (kənˈsɪljətɪv)

/ (kənˈsɪljətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

intended to placate or reconcile

Derived forms of conciliatory

conciliatorily, adverbconciliatoriness, noun

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conciliative (kənˈsɪljətɪv)

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