conciliatory

US/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/

adjectiveC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,368 of 15,258leans written

Conciliatory means meant to soothe anger and win goodwill. A conciliatory tone.

It describes the intention rather than the result, since a conciliatory gesture can be refused. A conciliatory move made early costs far less than the same move made late.

Definitions of conciliatory

1adjectiveconciliatoryMeant to soothe anger and win goodwill.C2
“The conciliatory letter arrived about a year too late.”

conciliatory is a quality.

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conciliatory in the wild

Vitalian tried to resolve the dispute and had a conciliatory relationship with Emperor Constans II, who visited him in Rome and gave him gifts.
Pope Vitalian
Unlike many Mongol leaders who were willing to massacre to gain any advantage, Muqali usually attempted to convert foes into friends by more conciliatory means.
Muqali
Constructive engagement was the name given to the conciliatory foreign policy of the Reagan administration towards the apartheid regime in South Africa.
Constructive engagement
Open Space represented the more conciliatory wing of Finiani, especially if compared to Generation Italy (GI).
Open Space (Italy)
The colonial administrator Louis Rollet (seen as too conciliatory) was replaced by Don Jean Colombani, who organized a massive campaign in favor of the "yes" vote.
1958 Nigerien constitutional referendum

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