con|cil|i|ate

con|cil|i|ate
con|cil|i|ate «kuhn SIHL ee ayt», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
1. to win over; soothe: »

She conciliated her angry little sister with a candy bar.

SYNONYM(S): placate, pacify, appease.
2. to gain (good will, regard, favor, etc.) by friendly acts: »

The explorers tried to conciliate the natives with bright cloth and beads.

3. to bring into harmony; reconcile: »

Negotiate, conciliate, arbitrate, try as hard as you can for agreement rather than stoppages, because strikes hurt everybody (London Times).

╂[< Latin conciliāre (with English -ate1) make friendly < concilium council < com- together + calāre call]
–con|cil´i|at´ing|ly, adverb.
–con|cil´i|a´tor, noun.

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  • conciliate — con|cil|i|ate [kənˈsılieıt] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of conciliare to bring together, unite , from concilium; COUNCIL] to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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