Conciliatory

Conciliatory-

Root(s)-

Concilliatus

Prefix-

con (meaning: with)

Suffix-

ory (meaning: place for/ to do)

Story of word-

Conciliatory became a word because, the Latins in Old Northern France in the 1530s- 1540s needed a word to use to describe the meaning of to intend to do something, to say when they spoke to each other.

Language of origin-

Latin

from the Latin word concilliatus

Geographic origin-

Old North France

Older forms and meanings-

Conciliataire- to bring together, unite in feelings/ make friendly

Concilium- a meeting or gathering of people

Conciliating/ conciliary- earlier verb meant to reconcile

Overall etymilogical discoveries-

The word is from Latin origins, and its meaning has developed overtime, combining parts of each older form’s meaning and its roots/ prefixes/ suffixes- together, with, to do, bring, place for- to create the word and definition of Conciliatory. The older meaning helps to break down the word through its roots and past forms- it makes it clearer what meaning people are trying to get across when they use the word.

Sentence with word in book-

“Beatrice drew in a shaky breath, and he lifted his hands in a conciliatory gesture”.

Other word usages (from other authors)-

“If you are not very clever you should be conciliatory”. -Benjamin Disraeli

“Get your mind accustomed to douding your heart to be conciliatory”. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

“He now has the ability to be more conciliatory and more accommodating-”. -Jehan Perera

Sentence definition-

When you use the word conciliatory, to intend to make a situation better, to pacify that situation. Or to intend to do something.

Article sentences-

1. New York Times Article- Canelo Alvarez Knocks Out Caleb Plant to Unify Super- Middleweight Title by Morgan Campbell

“The two fighters, who had engaged in an ugly shoving match at the September news conference, embraced and traded conciliatory words”.

2. New York Times Article- Philip Murphy Wins N.J. Governor Race by: Tracey Tully, Nick Corasaniti, and Katie Glueck

“At the end of the continuous race, Mr. Murphy sounded a conciliatory note”.

3. Market Place News Article- Airbnb Takes a More Conciliatory Approach by: Matt Levin

"Airbnb takes a more conciliatory approach to communities".

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