Definitions
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- v. Present participle of conciliate.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the quality of gaining favor; pacifying; mollifying; persuading: as, a conciliating address.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The big Tahitian shifted his weight and flashed his teeth in a conciliating smile.
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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
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Greene was soon able to report that the British had evacuated Wilmington and that he was not only pushing ever closer to Charleston but also conciliating the Loyalists.
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The process of conciliating interest groups is undoubtedly frustrating, but it does make it more likely that policies enacted will have durable support, and receive due consideration.
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In addition, he would represent a well needed conciliating force within the region and ratchet down Colombia's reputation as a rogue nation.
Nikolas Kozloff: Colombia's Next President: A Renovation for the South American Left?
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