conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
were conciliating
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past progressiveof conciliate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The means to be employed for success, were conciliating favour, rousing attention, removing or fomenting prejudice, but, above all, exciting compassion.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
