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con·cil·i·ate
(kən-sĭl′ē-āt′)v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates
v.tr.
1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile: tried to conciliate the conflicting theories.
v.intr.
To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill.
con·cil′i·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.
con·cil′i·a′tion n.
con·cil′i·a′tor n.
con·cil′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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conciliatory
(kənˈsɪljətərɪ; -trɪ) orconciliative
adj
intended to placate or reconcile
conˈciliatorily adv
conˈciliatoriness n
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con•cil•i•a•to•ry
(kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)also con•cil•i•a•tive
(-iˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv, -ˈsɪl yə-)adj.
tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner.
[1570–80]
con•cil′i•a•to`ri•ly, adv.
con•cil′i•a•to`ri•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. conciliatory - making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
2. conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
antagonistic - arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"
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conciliatory
adjective pacifying, pacific, disarming, appeasing, mollifying, peaceable, placatory, propitiatory, soothing The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone.
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Translations
مُسالِم، مَيّال إلى المُصالَحَه
smířlivý
formildendeforsonende
friîandi, sættandi
zmierlivý
gönül alıcıuzlaştırıcı
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conciliatory
[kənˈsɪliətəri] adj [gesture, approach, statement, policy] → de conciliation ; [tone, attitude] → conciliant(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conciliatory
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conciliate
(kənˈsilieit) verb to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. versoen; oorhaal; gunstig stem يُوَفَّق بَيْن спечелвам благоразположението на conciliar získat versöhnen forsone; formilde συμβιβάζω conciliar lepitama دل کسی را بدست آوردن sovitella se concilier לִזכּוֹת בְּאַהֲדָה फिर से शांति, दोस्ती, इत्यादि पाना pomiriti se, steći ljubav kibékít mendapat dukungan friða, fá á sitt band conciliare なだめる 달래다, 회유하다 (vėl) palenkti į save, susitaikyti iemantot uzticību; samierināt menenteramkan verzoenen vinne, forsone, forlike pozyskiwać پخلاكول، دلاساكول: روغه كول: كرارول conciliar a recâştiga; a concilia располагать získať spraviti (se) pomiriti se blidka, försona ทําให้เป็นมิตร gönlünü almak/yapmak; güvenini kazanmak 贏得或重獲(支持或友誼) примиряти; погоджувати ہمدردی حاصل کرنا ، ہاتھ میں لینا xoa dịu 赢得(支持)
conˌciliˈation noun versoening, bemiddeling تَوْفيق، مُصالَحَه умилостивяване conciliação získání; (u)smíření die Versöhnung forsoning; formildning συμβιβασμός conciliación lepitus آشتی؛ دلجویی sovittelu conciliation פיוס, פשרה सुलह pomirenje, nagodba (össze)egyeztetés, békéltetés kerukunan friðun, sætt conciliazione なだめ 달래기 su(si)taikymas samierināšana pendamaian verzoening forlik, forsoning, mekling pojednanie, pogodzenie سوله conciliação conciliere примирение zmierenie sprava pomirenje försoning, förlikning ความเป็นมิตร uzlaşma; yatıştırma 安撫,和解 примирення, заспокоєння ہمدردی ، تائید sự hòa giải 抚慰,调解
conˈciliatory adjective versoenend, bemiddelend, tegemoetkomend مُسالِم، مَيّال إلى المُصالَحَه помирителен conciliatório smířlivý versöhnlich forsonende; formildende συμβιβαστικός conciliatorio, conciliador lepitav دلجویانه؛ مسالمت آمیز sovinnollinen conciliant פייסני मैत्रीपूर्ण pomirljiv békéltető rukun friðandi, sættandi conciliatorio 融和的な 회유적인 rodantis susitaikymą samierinošs; samierināšanas- untuk berdamai verzoenend forsonende, meklende pojednawczy سوله آمیز conciliatório conciliant примирительный zmierlivý spravljiv pomirljiv försonande, försonlig มีแนวโน้มที่เป็นมิตร gönül alıcı, uzlaştırıcı 安撫的,和解的 примирливий ہمدردانہ có thể hòa giải 抚慰的,调解的
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