What is the meaning of conciliatory?

adjective

  • Making or willing to make concessions.
    • usage: "loneliness tore through him... Whenever he thought of... Even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
  • Intended to placate.
    • usage: "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
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