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CONCILIATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

Synonyms:

conciliation; placation; propitiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("conciliation" is a kind of...):

appeasement; calming (the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of))

Derivation:

conciliate (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conciliation" is a kind of...):

mediation (a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party)

Derivation:

conciliate (come to terms)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled

Example:

there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("conciliation" is a kind of...):

peace (the state prevailing during the absence of war)

Derivation:

conciliate (come to terms)

conciliate (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)

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