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    CONCILIATORY

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Intended to placateplay

    Example:

    a conciliatory visit

    Synonyms:

    conciliative; conciliatory

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    appeasing; placating; placative; placatory (intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions)

    pacific (promoting peace)

    propitiative; propitiatory (intended to reconcile or appease)

    soft (willing to negotiate and compromise)

    Antonym:

    antagonistic (arousing animosity or hostility)

    Derivation:

    conciliate (come to terms)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Making or willing to make concessionsplay

    Example:

    loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet

    Synonyms:

    compromising; conciliatory; flexible

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    yielding (tending to give in or surrender or agree)

    Derivation:

    conciliate (come to terms)

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