conciliate

con·cil·i·ate  (kn-sl-t)

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.

2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.

3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile.

v.intr.

To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill. See Synonyms at pacify.

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[Latin concilire, concilit-, from concilium, meeting; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·cili·a·ble (--bl) adj.

con·cili·ation n.

con·cili·ator n.

con·cili·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.

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conciliate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to try to end a disagreement with or pacify (someone) [Latin conciliare to bring together]

conciliator n

Thesaurus

Verb	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, placate calm, 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 up propitiate, appease - make peace with agree, 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, accommodate harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"