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Term: conciliatory

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Having the intention or desire to reconcile or make peace.

Example Sentence: She took a conciliatory approach, offering to apologize and make amends.

Sense 2: Intended to placate or pacify.

Example Sentence: The politician made conciliatory remarks during his speech to defuse the tension.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: (Rare usage) A person or thing that serves to reconcile or make peace.

Example Sentence: In the end, it was the conciliatory who managed to bring the two parties together.

Sense 2: (Rare usage) An act or gesture intended to mend a broken relationship.

Example Sentence: Their exchange of gifts was seen as a conciliatory attempt to mend their friendship.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In a conciliatory manner; with the intention of reconciling or making peace.

Example Sentence: The two parties sat down to negotiate conciliatorily, trying to find a middle ground.

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