conciliatory

Also con·cil·i·a·tive

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

adjective

1. tending to conciliate.

   a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

conciliatory

/ -trɪ, kənˈsɪljətərɪ, kənˈsɪljətɪv /

adjective

1. intended to placate or reconcile

Other Word Forms

• conciliatoriness noun
• conciliatorily adverb
• nonconciliatory adjective
• unconciliative adjective
• unconciliatory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conciliatory¹

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

Example Sentences

Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi echoed the conciliatory tone during a Delhi visit, urging the neighbours to see each other as "partners" rather than "adversaries or threats".

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In it, Paetongtarn could be heard being conciliatory towards Hun Sen over their countries' border dispute, and criticising one of her own army commanders.

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Asked how the new party would adapt the model of radical politics Corbynism set out a decade ago, Sultana said he had made "a serious mistake" in being too conciliatory.

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Her more conciliatory tone will have prompted a corporate sigh of relief after her recent pointed attacks directed at the BBC's leadership.

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In a conciliatory move, Abiy said that both Egypt and Sudan would be invited to its official inauguration in September.

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