Conciliate

  • 21conciliate — con·cil·i·ate || kÉ™n sɪlɪeɪt v. appease, placate, pacify, reconcile …

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  • 22conciliate — [kən sɪlɪeɪt] verb placate (someone); pacify. ↘act as a mediator. ↘formal reconcile. Derivatives conciliation noun conciliative adjective conciliator noun conciliatory adjective Origin …

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  • 23conciliate — v. a. 1. Propitiate, reconcile, pacify, appease. 2. Win, gain, engage, secure, draw over, win over …

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  • 24conciliate — v 1. allay or alleviate the fears of, ingratiate oneself with, win over, gain the trust of, earn the confidence of, bring around; placate, appease, propitiate, pacify, pacificate, assuage, mollify, dulcify, soothe, Brit., Australian. dill, Rare.… …

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  • 25conciliate — con·cil·i·ate …

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  • 26conciliate — see COUNCIL …

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  • 27conciliate — v.tr. 1 make calm and amenable; pacify. 2 gain (esteem or goodwill). 3 archaic reconcile, make compatible. Derivatives: conciliative adj. conciliator n. conciliatory adj. conciliatoriness n. Etymology: L conciliare combine, gain (concilium… …

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  • 28Conciliated — Conciliate Con*cil i*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conciliated}; p. pr & vb. n. {Conciliating}.] [L. conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See {Council}.] To win ower; to gain from a state …

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  • 29Conciliating — Conciliate Con*cil i*ate (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conciliated}; p. pr & vb. n. {Conciliating}.] [L. conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See {Council}.] To win ower; to gain from a state …

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  • 30conciliation — conciliate ► VERB 1) make calm and content; placate. 2) mediate in a dispute. DERIVATIVES conciliation noun conciliator noun conciliatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin conciliare combine, gain , from concilium assembly …

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