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conciliate
con·cil·i·ate C0548100 (kən-sĭl′ē-āt′)v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates v.tr.1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile: tried to conciliate the conflicting theories.v.intr. To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill. [Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.] con·cil′i·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.con·cil′i·a′tion n.con·cil′i·a′tor n.con·cil′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.conciliate (kənˈsɪlɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to overcome the hostility of; placate; win over2. to win or gain (favour, regard, etc), esp by making friendly overtures3. archaic to make compatible; reconcile[C16: from Latin conciliāre to bring together, from concilium council] conˈciliable adj conˈciliˌator ncon•cil•i•ate (kənˈsɪl iˌeɪt) v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor. 2. to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor). 3. to make compatible; reconcile. v.i. 4. to become agreeable or reconciled. [1540–50; < Latin conciliātus, past participle of conciliāre to bring together, unite, derivative of concilium council] con•cil′i•a•ble (-ə bəl) adj. con•cil`i•a′tion, n. con•cil′i•a`tor, n. syn: See appease. conciliate Past participle: conciliated Gerund: conciliating
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conciliate | conciliate |
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I conciliate | you conciliate | he/she/it conciliates | we conciliate | you conciliate | they conciliate |
Preterite |
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I conciliated | you conciliated | he/she/it conciliated | we conciliated | you conciliated | they conciliated |
Present Continuous |
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I am conciliating | you are conciliating | he/she/it is conciliating | we are conciliating | you are conciliating | they are conciliating |
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I have conciliated | you have conciliated | he/she/it has conciliated | we have conciliated | you have conciliated | they have conciliated |
Past Continuous |
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I was conciliating | you were conciliating | he/she/it was conciliating | we were conciliating | you were conciliating | they were conciliating |
Past Perfect |
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I had conciliated | you had conciliated | he/she/it had conciliated | we had conciliated | you had conciliated | they had conciliated |
Future |
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I will conciliate | you will conciliate | he/she/it will conciliate | we will conciliate | you will conciliate | they will conciliate |
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I will have conciliated | you will have conciliated | he/she/it will have conciliated | we will have conciliated | you will have conciliated | they will have conciliated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be conciliating | you will be conciliating | he/she/it will be conciliating | we will be conciliating | you will be conciliating | they will be conciliating |
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I have been conciliating | you have been conciliating | he/she/it has been conciliating | we have been conciliating | you have been conciliating | they have been conciliating |
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I will have been conciliating | you will have been conciliating | he/she/it will have been conciliating | we will have been conciliating | you will have been conciliating | they will have been conciliating |
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I had been conciliating | you had been conciliating | he/she/it had been conciliating | we had been conciliating | you had been conciliating | they had been conciliating |
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I would conciliate | you would conciliate | he/she/it would conciliate | we would conciliate | you would conciliate | they would conciliate |
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I would have conciliated | you would have conciliated | he/she/it would have conciliated | we would have conciliated | you would have conciliated | they would have conciliated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | conciliate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"appease, assuage, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" | | 2. | conciliate - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"patch up, reconcile, settle, make uppropitiate, appease - make peace withagree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"make peace - end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace" | | 3. | conciliate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"reconcile, accommodateharmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" |
conciliateverb1. pacify, win over, soothe, reconcile, disarm, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.2. mediate, intervene, arbitrate, interpose, make the peace, restore harmony, pour oil on troubled waters, clear the air, act as middleman He has conciliated in more than 600 unfair dismissal cases.conciliateverb1. To ease the anger or agitation of:appease, assuage, calm (down), dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.2. To reestablish friendship between:make up, reconcile, reunite.Translationsconciliate (kənˈsilieit) verb to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. 贏得或重獲(支持或友誼) 赢得(支持) conˌciliˈation noun 安撫,和解 抚慰,调解 conˈciliatory adjective 安撫的,和解的 抚慰的,调解的 EncyclopediaSeeconciliationconciliate Related to conciliate: importune, allotted, assuming, divulge, bestowedSynonyms for conciliateverb pacifySynonyms- pacify
- win over
- soothe
- reconcile
- disarm
- appease
- placate
- mollify
- propitiate
verb mediateSynonyms- mediate
- intervene
- arbitrate
- interpose
- make the peace
- restore harmony
- pour oil on troubled waters
- clear the air
- act as middleman
Synonyms for conciliateverb to ease the anger or agitation ofSynonyms- appease
- assuage
- calm
- dulcify
- gentle
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- propitiate
- soften
- soothe
- sweeten
verb to reestablish friendship betweenSynonymsSynonyms for conciliateverb cause to be more favorably inclinedSynonyms- appease
- assuage
- gentle
- gruntle
- lenify
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
Related Words- calm
- still
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- calm down
- quiet
- quieten
- lull
verb come to termsSynonyms- patch up
- reconcile
- settle
- make up
Related Words- propitiate
- appease
- agree
- concur
- concord
- hold
- make peace
verb make (one thing) compatible with (another)SynonymsRelated Words |