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Conciliatory
Tending to placate or reconcile; intended to ease conflict and promote harmony through goodwill.
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Imagine This
A very humorous attorney specializes in making peace between arguments and disputes. Everyone knows he is good at his job, but he always jokes in court, so whenever he is hired for a case, the client says, 'Come silly attorney! It’s time to make peace...'
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Sounds Like
kun-SIL-ee-uh-tor-ee
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Looks Like
Reconciliation
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Remember This
From Latin conciliare meaning 'to bring together'; related words include conciliate and conciliation.
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Other Forms
conciliateverb
conciliationnoun
conciliatornoun
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Connect With
reconcile, appease, pacify, mediate, negotiate, compromise
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Note
Conciliatory describes an approach intended to soothe or reconcile a dispute. Do not confuse with consolatory (providing comfort) or with appeasing in a coercive sense.
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Study Deeper
Examples
- Her conciliatory tone helped defuse the heated campus debate.
- The government offered a conciliatory gesture to address workers' concerns.
Synonyms
placatingpacifyingreconcilingpeacemakingappeasing
Antonyms
belligerentconfrontationalintransigent
Etymology
From Latin conciliare 'to bring together, reconcile', from concilium 'a council'.
Mnemonic
Mnemonic: CON-SILLY-AT-TOR-Y — remember the word sounds like 'con silly attorney,' which helps recall its conciliatory, peace-seeking sense.
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adjectiveShowing a selfless concern for the welfare of others; unselfishly generous.
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adjectiveToo great or extreme to be described in words; indescribable.
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Related words and words with the same part of speech.
Reconcile
verbTo restore friendly relations between people or groups; to settle differences and bring something into harmony or agreement, such as reconciling accounts.
Appease
verbCalm, pacify
Mediate
verbTo intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or settlement; to act as an intermediary between parties.
Negotiate
verbTo bargain with others to reach an agreement on terms; to discuss and arrange terms of a deal. It can also mean to manage or navigate through obstacles by discussion and cooperation.
Compromise
verbTo settle differences by making concessions during negotiation; or to expose to risk or harm by allowing protections, standards, or integrity to be weakened.
Abstruse
adjectiveDifficult to understand; obscure or highly complex.
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