conciliate

verb

con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

conciliated; conciliating

transitive verb

: appease

… urgently counseled conciliating the peasants …

William Taubman

: to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts

: to make compatible : reconcile

It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point.

intransitive verb

: to become friendly or agreeable

conciliation

kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

noun

conciliative

kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

adjective

conciliator

kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tər How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

noun

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Now here’s a people pleaser. The immediate source of conciliate is a form of the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, win over," and when conciliate was first used in the 16th century, the idea of winning over was key; it was used to mean "to gain something, such as goodwill or favor, by pleasing acts." Today, conciliate is mostly used in contexts where appease or reconcile is a more common choice, as in "a refusal to conciliate the dictator," and "efforts to conciliate the views of those on opposing sides." Like the word council, conciliate ultimately traces back to the Latin word concilium, meaning "assembly, council."

Example Sentences

The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed. it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits

Recent Examples on the Web Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.

Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.

Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021 Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained...

Harold Holzer, WSJ, 15 May 2020 Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance.

James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 July 2018 Trump’s determination to conciliate Putin can’t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face.

Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 8 July 2018 Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate.

Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms.

Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018 There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate.

Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 May 2018 See More

conciliate

verb

as in to reconcile

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits

Synonyms & Similar Words

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reconcile
coordinate
integrate
harmonize
attune
combine
key
adapt
align
conform
accommodate
suit
merge
balance
connect
match
correlate
unite
unify
blend
pair
orchestrate
tune
synchronize
synthesize
equalize
proportion
regularize
standardize
order
even
dovetail
fuse
square
arrange
fit
join
aline
array

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disturb
upset
disrupt
disorganize
confuse
alienate
estrange
skew
disarray
disharmonize
disorder

as in to appease

to lessen the anger or agitation of a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies

Synonyms & Similar Words

appease
propitiate
placate
mollify
comfort
soothe
pacify
calm
please
disarm
assuage
satisfy
gentle
ingratiate
console
gratify
delight
tranquilize
quiet
tranquillize
content
flatter
coax
cajole
gladden
satiate
adulate
wheedle
overpraise
indulge
humor
hush
blandish
sate
quench
pamper
spoil
sweeten
coddle
mollycoddle
baby
endear (to)
sweet-talk
blarney
soft-soap
cater (to)
dulcify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

anger
inflame
antagonize
infuriate
aggravate
annoy
provoke
irritate
enrage
rile
outrage
get
bother
exasperate
rouse
vex
cross
ire
rankle
irk
pique
enflame
ruffle
burn (up)
persecute
harass
grate
chafe
madden
put out
gall
roil
disturb
bug
agitate
upset
offend
pester
unsettle
discomfort
incense
perturb
distress
worry
insult
harry
slight
nettle
affront
fret
peeve
unhinge

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of conciliate are appease, mollify, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean "to ease the anger or disturbance of," conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences.

conciliating the belligerent nations

The words appease and conciliate can be used in similar contexts, but appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions.

appease their territorial ambitions

In some situations, the words mollify and conciliate are roughly equivalent. However, mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger.

a speech that mollified the demonstrators

Although the words pacify and conciliate have much in common, pacify suggests a soothing or calming.

pacified by a sincere apology

The meanings of placate and conciliate largely overlap; however, placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill.

a move to placate local opposition

The words propitiate and conciliate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being.

propitiated his parents by dressing up

单词	conciliate
释义	conciliate verb con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt conciliated; conciliating transitive verb 1 : appease … urgently counseled conciliating the peasants … William Taubman 2 : to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts 3 : to make compatible : reconcile It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point. intransitive verb : to become friendly or agreeable conciliation kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən noun conciliative kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv adjective conciliator kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tər noun Did you know? Now here’s a people pleaser. The immediate source of conciliate is a form of the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, win over," and when conciliate was first used in the 16th century, the idea of winning over was key; it was used to mean "to gain something, such as goodwill or favor, by pleasing acts." Today, conciliate is mostly used in contexts where appease or reconcile is a more common choice, as in "a refusal to conciliate the dictator," and "efforts to conciliate the views of those on opposing sides." Like the word council, conciliate ultimately traces back to the Latin word concilium, meaning "assembly, council." Synonyms accommodate attune conform coordinate harmonize key reconcile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed. it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits Recent Examples on the Web Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021 Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... Harold Holzer, WSJ, 15 May 2020 Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 July 2018 Trump’s determination to conciliate Putin can’t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 8 July 2018 Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate. Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018 There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council — more at council First Known Use 1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Kids Definition conciliate verb con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt conciliated; conciliating 1 : to bring into agreement : reconcile It's hard to conciliate the stories of what happened. 2 : to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of She apologized to conciliate an angry friend. conciliate verb 1 as in to reconcile to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reconcile coordinate integrate harmonize attune combine key adapt align conform accommodate suit merge balance connect match correlate unite unify blend pair orchestrate tune synchronize synthesize equalize proportion regularize standardize order even dovetail fuse square arrange fit join aline array Antonyms & Near Antonyms disturb upset disrupt disorganize confuse alienate estrange skew disarray disharmonize disorder See More 2 as in to appease to lessen the anger or agitation of a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies Synonyms & Similar Words appease propitiate placate mollify comfort soothe pacify calm please disarm assuage satisfy gentle ingratiate console gratify delight tranquilize quiet tranquillize content flatter coax cajole gladden satiate adulate wheedle overpraise indulge humor hush blandish sate quench pamper spoil sweeten coddle mollycoddle baby endear (to) sweet-talk blarney soft-soap cater (to) dulcify Antonyms & Near Antonyms anger inflame antagonize infuriate aggravate annoy provoke irritate enrage rile outrage get bother exasperate rouse vex cross ire rankle irk pique enflame ruffle burn (up) persecute harass grate chafe madden put out gall roil disturb bug agitate upset offend pester unsettle discomfort incense perturb distress worry insult harry slight nettle affront fret peeve unhinge See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of conciliate are appease, mollify, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean "to ease the anger or disturbance of," conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations The words appease and conciliate can be used in similar contexts, but appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions In some situations, the words mollify and conciliate are roughly equivalent. However, mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators Although the words pacify and conciliate have much in common, pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology The meanings of placate and conciliate largely overlap; however, placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition The words propitiate and conciliate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up
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