All 6 Uses

conciliatory
in
A Thousand Acres
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At that sight, I gave up my last reservations, felt the thrust of real confidence, so when she stepped onto the porch, composing herself to be conciliatory—I could see that—I opened the door for her.†
p. 39.7
In Pete's worst years, it never seemed to occur to her to scale back her behavior, to seek fewer disagreements, or to be more conciliatory.†
p. 141.2 *
Now he sounded almost conciliatory, as if he could divide us and conquer us.†
p. 182.5
Maybe I would have been more conciliatory tonight if I hadn't suddenly remembered—" The phone rang, and I answered it, even though you weren't supposed to in a thunderstorm.†
p. 188.1
My voice came out conciliatory.†
p. 189.2
These ways of speaking that were neither conciliatory nor tentative came roughly to my tongue exactly when a tone was needed that would not offend.†
p. 244.6

Definitions:

(1) (conciliatory)
intended to end bad feelings or build trust
(2) (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.