Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the quality of gaining favor; pacifying; mollifying; persuading: as, a conciliating address.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
conciliate .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Examples
-
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.
-
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.
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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
-
The big Tahitian shifted his weight and flashed his teeth in a conciliating smile.
-
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
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.