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conciliatory adjective If you are conciliatory towards someone, you're trying to win that person over to your side. The verb conciliate was borrowed into English in the mid-16th century and descends from the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, or win over." Conciliare, in turn, comes from Latin concilium, meaning "assembly" or "council." Conciliatory, which appeared in English a bit later in the 16th century, also traces back to conciliare. Another word that has conciliare as a root is reconcile, the earliest meaning of which is "to restore to friendship or harmony." : tending to win over from a state of hostility or distrust : intended to gain the goodwill or favor of someone

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May 3, 2021 kun-SILL-yuh-tor-ee As the irate customer yelled, the manager adopted a soothing, conciliatory tone and promised that the situation would be remedied."Then you have the situations in Green Bay and Seattle where veterans with Super Bowl wins and Hall of Fame resumes have expressed their feelings about their teams' direction. Green Bay management has been conciliatory towards Aaron Rodgers while Seattle has been rather truculent towards Russell Wilson." — Jeff Harvey, The Princeton (West Virginia) Times, 19 Feb. 2021

Word	conciliatory
Date	May 3, 2021
Type	adjective
Syllables	kun-SILL-yuh-tor-ee
Etymology	If you are conciliatory towards someone, you're trying to win that person over to your side. The verb conciliate was borrowed into English in the mid-16th century and descends from the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, or win over." Conciliare, in turn, comes from Latin concilium, meaning "assembly" or "council." Conciliatory, which appeared in English a bit later in the 16th century, also traces back to conciliare. Another word that has conciliare as a root is reconcile, the earliest meaning of which is "to restore to friendship or harmony."
Examples	As the irate customer yelled, the manager adopted a soothing, conciliatory tone and promised that the situation would be remedied. "Then you have the situations in Green Bay and Seattle where veterans with Super Bowl wins and Hall of Fame resumes have expressed their feelings about their teams' direction. Green Bay management has been conciliatory towards Aaron Rodgers while Seattle has been rather truculent towards Russell Wilson." — Jeff Harvey, The Princeton (West Virginia) Times, 19 Feb. 2021
Definition	: tending to win over from a state of hostility or distrust : intended to gain the goodwill or favor of someone

Conciliatory Win Meaning Verb English Latin Conciliare Green