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- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
tending to placate or reconcile.
The old enemies now approached each other in a conciliatory manner, hoping to end their long feud.- antonyms:
- combative
- similar words:
- complaisant, pacific
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| derivations: |
conciliatorily (adv.), conciliatoriness (n.) |
The word conciliatory
contains the following part:
-ory, -atory2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
serving to, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ory
, -atory2 attaches to Latin verb roots to form adjectives. Adjectives ending in "-atory
" tend to have corresponding verbs ending in "-ate" (congratulatory: congratulate).
Example words: