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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

October 9, 2012

conciliatory • adjective

If you're in a fight with a friend and you want to end it, you should make a conciliatory gesture, such as inviting her to a party you're having. Conciliatory describe things that make other people less angry.

The context is often a situation in which a dispute is settled by compromise. In the word conciliatory, the –ory suffix means "relating to or doing," and the root is from Latin conciliatus, from conciliare "to bring together, win over," from concilium "council."

38 comments:

  1. He made a conciliatory gesture to make me feel better

    andy silva ms foster p6

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  2. I made a conciliatory with my friend because she was angry at me.

    Paula bodan
    mrs.foster

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  3. Marcelo Coppola (Foster)p.5
    I had to make a Conciliatory with my best friend because he was furious with me.

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  4. a caring conciliatory you can make would be to ask your friend to have lunch with you.
    alissa lopez period 3 ms foster

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  5. I didnt make a conciliatory gesture because i didnt invite him to the party because were fighting.

    carlos garrido mrs.foster 5 6

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  6. I had made a conciliatory with my sister so she would give back my phone.

    Julio Soto
    Ms.Foster
    Period 6

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  7. The men were arguing but finally they came into concilatory.

    Marcial Hernandez
    Ms.Foster
    P.6


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  8. My cousin and i got into an argument so i wanted to be the bigger person and make a conciliatory move.
    --Shazira Alvarez
    Ms. Foster period.05

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  9. I noticed my two friends having an argument, so i made a conciliator suggestion.

    Cristian Hernandez
    Foster
    per.5

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  10. He's talking to me in a conciliatory manner.
    Gretel Bonet
    Mrs. Foster
    Period. 5

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  11. My friend and me were fighting so we had a talk in a conciliatory manner

    Dayanay Miranda Ms.Foster period 5

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  12. I made a conciliatory gesture because I was getting ficious.

    melissa beltre ms. foster P:5

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  13. He has not seen the need to change his ways or become more conciliatory.
    carlos diaz
    period.5
    ms.foster

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  14. Andy Dominguez
    Mrs.Foster
    Period 5 & 6
    Me and my dad got in a fight, so i conciliatory him to go eat.

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  15. Genesis Miranda
    CRod & Mogo <3
    Periods 1&6
    When someone makes a conciliatory statement to a person they have been fighting with for years, who soon becomes the icon of prosperity, it is a mainfestation of their interest to also live in opulence.

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  16. Maria Sanchez

    Miss Lopez 6

    Even though he was angry and disagreed with her point of view, her father, spoke in a conciliatory tone.

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  17. daniel barrera
    period 1: mr backs

    The antinomian language of paul was balanced by occasional acts of an extremely conciliatory character.

    Daniel Barrera
    period 1 mr. backs

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  18. Luis Herrera

    Period 1:Mr.Backs

    Sentence: When Danny gets upset with me I give him an Conciliatory gesture by inviting him to a steake dinner at my house.

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  19. Ernesto Antunez

    Period 1: Mr Backs

    Today's political parties instead of acting so confrontational should instead opt for a more conciliatory route.

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  20. The girls were arguing but finally it turned into a concilatory situation.

    julio pesantes

    period 1 Mr.Backs

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  21. John has still not seen the need to change his ways or become more concilatory.

    Claudia Ordaz
    Ms.Allen
    P.1,2

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  22. The antinomian language of paul was balanced by occasional acts of an extremely conciliatory character.

    Luis Cuza
    Period 1
    M.Lopez

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    1. erika guevara p#3
      ms.allen

      Conciliatory gestures were used more often with friends than with acquaintances.

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  24. Nassir Hazim
    Period 1 and 2
    Ms. Allen
    When me and my friends fight, i tried to conciliatory for them to calm down.

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  25. Alvaro figueroa
    ms.allen
    period 5&6

    Me and my mom had a argument so i tried to conciliatory for she can calm down.

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  26. Melissa L. Gonzalez
    Ms. Allen
    Period;1&2

    After my dad told me we were going out today and we couldnt, he bought me conciliatory flowers in order to make me happy.

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  27. Abel Gonzalez
    Period 1&2
    Ms.Allen

    My mother came to work late so she bought a conciliatory donut to make up for her absence.

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  28. Gabriel lopez
    Period 5&6
    Ms.Allen
    Conciliatory gesture brought sun some help from Russia who sent Michael Borodin to Canton.

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  29. Jennifer Viera
    Ms. Allen
    Period: 3 and 4

    The men were arguing but finally they came into concilatory.

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  30. Manuel Rodes
    Period: 1 & 2
    Ms.allen

    Whether some of the more radical leftist leaders in the region will be conciliatory is not clear.

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  31. Sarah Scazzi
    Ms. allen period 3
    I was late to a party, so I stopped by a store to buy a conciliatory.

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  32. Even though he was angry and disagreed with her point of view, her father, spoke in a conciliatory tone.

    Rolando Montero
    P-5/6
    Ms. Allen

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  33. Celine Fonseca
    Ms. Allen
    Period 5&6
    when my best friends boyfriend broke up with her i bought chocolate and ice cream as an conciliatory.

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  34. The world wide known Grand Canyon is one of the most popular fissures in the world!
    Davil Aguirre
    Mr.Backs
    P.1

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  35. Yaneisy Ramos
    Ms.Allen
    Period#5&6

    The army chief of staff subsequently called the press together in order to make conciliatory noises.

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  36. Rather than further irritating the angry customer, the waitress made a conciliatory offer to provide a free dessert.
    roxette mrs.allen period %&6

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