Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

conciliatory

 

tending to win over or to soothe by means of friendly acts or words

 

Successful negotiators know that conciliatory words and gestures are sometimes necessary to restore wounded pride and move discussion forward.

 

Related English words: conciliate (to win over by means of friendly acts or words), conciliation, conciliator, conciliatoriness

 

Latin root words: concilio, conciliare, conciliavi, conciliatus - to unite, bring together; conciliatio, conciliationis, f. - a uniting, a bringing together

 

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