Conciliate
11conciliate — verb (T) formal to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want: Negotiators were called in to conciliate between the warring factions. conciliator noun (C) …
12conciliate — verb 1) he tried to conciliate the peasantry Syn: appease, placate, pacify, mollify, assuage, soothe, humor, reconcile, win over, make peace with See note at pacify Ant …
13conciliate — con•cil•i•ate [[t]kənˈsɪl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor[/ex] 2) to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor) 3) to make compatible; reconcile 4) cvb to …
14conciliate — /kənˈsɪliˌeɪt / (say kuhn silee.ayt) verb (t) (conciliated, conciliating) 1. to overcome the distrust or hostility of, by soothing or pacifying means; placate; win over. 2. to bring about by conciliation: to conciliate an agreement. 3. to render… …
15conciliate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council more at council Date: 1545 transitive verb 1. to gain (as goodwill) by …
16conciliate — verb a) Make calm and content; placate. b) Mediate in a dispute …
17conciliate — Synonyms and related words: allay, appease, calm, cool, defuse, dulcify, lay, lay the dust, mollify, pacify, placate, pour balm on, propitiate, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, soothe, tranquilize …
18conciliate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. reconcile; pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate; win, curry favor. See content, forgiveness, pacification. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. placate, appease, pacify; see pacify 1 , satisfy 1 , 3 .… …
19conciliate — con|cil|i|ate [ kən sıli,eıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to do something in order to end an argument or make someone feel less angry …
20conciliate — see COUNCIL …
