conciliate

[Con*cilĀ·i*ate]

The verb conciliate means to placate, appease, or pacify. If you are eating at a restaurant and the waiter accidentally spills a drink on you, the manager may try to conciliate you by picking up the tab for your meal.

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To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

Verb
make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

Verb
come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

Verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"


v. t.
To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.


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 of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation.
Syn. -- To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify.

To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

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A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

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