conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
unconciliating
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a word derived from
conciliate.
Example Sentences
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But he was a man stern, unconciliating and domineering.
From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The Winter leapt on us with a swoop, a harsh, unconciliating Winter, that made out-door work an unmitigated hardship.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
Behind that unconciliating wall of shyness and reserve, beats and hides the warm, loyal British heart, the most constant heart in the world.
From A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister
The Attorney-General has made his libel preventive measure a poor weak inoperative thing, ridiculous, and unconciliating.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
"Wha tell't ye that, mannie?" had been the unconciliating answer.
From Weir of Hermiston by Robert Louis Stevenson
