All 3 Uses of
conciliatory
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- They are more conciliating; they can persuade better.
Chpt 10 *conciliating = attempting to end bad feelings or build trust
- "But we can wait a long time," said poor Catherine, in a tone which was meant to express the humblest conciliation, but which had upon her father's nerves the effect of an iteration not characterised by tact.†
Chpt 18conciliation = something intended to end bad feelings
- This was the light in which she had come to regard Morris, who had conciliated her at first, and made his impression by his delicate and calculated deference—a sort of exhibition to which Mrs. Penniman was particularly sensitive.†
Chpt 27conciliated = attempted 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.