conciliate

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conciliate

/ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/

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Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).

verb conciliates · conciliating · conciliated

obsolete, transitive To acquire, to procure. Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us.
archaic, transitive To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together. It must surely then happen, to a much greater degree, in a great nation, whose government is suddenly dissolved by the resolution of the people; and which, in taking a new form, has so many jarring interests to conciliate […].
transitive To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate. `Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
intransitive To mediate in a dispute.

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verb make calm and content

Español	apaciguar, conciliar
Deutsch	beschwichtigen
Ελληνικά	συμφιλιώνω symfilióno, συμβιβάζω symvivázo, συνδιαλλάττω syndiallátto
Română	concilia, îmbuna

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@misc{conciliate_2026,
  title = {conciliate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conciliate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}