All 3 Uses of
conciliatory
in
The Idiot
- The servant, though of course he could not have expressed all this as the prince did, still clearly entered into it and was greatly conciliated, as was evident from the increased amiability of his expression.†
Chpt 1.2conciliated = attempted to end bad feelings or build trust
- He knew well that Nastasia thoroughly understood him and where to wound him and how, and therefore, as the marriage was still only in embryo, Totski decided to conciliate her by giving it up.†
Chpt 1.4conciliate = attempt to end bad feelings or build trust
- Napoleon very soon lost hope of conciliating the Russians,
Chpt 4.4 *conciliating = attempting to end bad feelings or build trust
Definitions:
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(1)
(conciliatory) intended to end bad feelings or build trust
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The form, conciliation, can also mean to mediate a disagreement, or reference a state of good will that follows a reconciliation.