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   conciliate

   /kənˈsɪlɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate: "concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry" Similar appeaseplacatepacifymollifypropitiateassuagecalm downsoothehumourreconciledisarmwin overmake peace withsquare someone offinformal:sweetenOpposite provoke
   • ▪ act as a mediator: "he sought to conciliate in the dispute" Similar mediateact as a peacemakeract as a mediatorarbitratemake peacerestore harmonyreconcile differencesclear the airpour oil on troubled waters
   • ▪ reconcile; make compatible: formal "all complaints about charges will be conciliated if possible"
   • 2. gain (esteem or goodwill): archaic "the arts which conciliate popularity"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in conciliate (sense 2)): from Latin conciliat- ‘combined, gained’, from the verb conciliare, from concilium (see council).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conciliative adjective

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