Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the quality of gaining favor; pacifying; mollifying; persuading: as, a conciliating address.
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- verb Present participle of
conciliate .
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Examples
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Earl Grey observes that Mr. Pine has succeeded in conciliating many of the Dutch inhabitants of Natal.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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They stand, I do not doubt, for a much more superstitious and barbarous view of the relation of God to men; the people who built them had, I imagine, the idea of conciliating God by the gift of a seemly sanctuary, a hope of improving not only their spiritual prospects in the after-life, but of possibly advancing their material prosperity in this, by thus displaying their piety and zeal in God's service.
The Silent Isle Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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Still the Administration seemed inclined to temporize, so thoroughly was it possessed by the notion of conciliating the Border States.
The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays James Russell Lowell 1855
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The hero, instead of conquering or conciliating the power of the threshold, is swallowed into the unknown and would appear to have died.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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The hero, instead of conquering or conciliating the power of the threshold, is swallowed into the unknown and would appear to have died.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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I imagined that they would be disgusted, until, by my gentle demeanour and conciliating words, I should first win their favour, and afterwards their love.
Chapter 12 2010
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With a conciliating, apologetic bob of his tail, he trotted on up wind and came upon Skipper on his back, rolled in a blanket so that only his head stuck out, and sound asleep.
CHAPTER V 2010
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The hero, instead of conquering or conciliating the power of the threshold, is swallowed into the unknown and would appear to have died.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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The big Tahitian shifted his weight and flashed his teeth in a conciliating smile.
Chapter 14 2010
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The hero, instead of conquering or conciliating the power of the threshold, is swallowed into the unknown and would appear to have died.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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