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conciliate
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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.

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

con·cili·a·ble (--bl) adj.
con·cili·ation n.
con·cili·ator n.
con·cili·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.

conciliate [kənˈsɪlɪˌeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to overcome the hostility of; placate; win over
2. to win or gain (favour, regard, etc.), esp by making friendly overtures
3. Archaic to make compatible; reconcile
[from Latin conciliāre to bring together, from concilium council]
conciliable  adj
conciliator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.conciliate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
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"
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"
harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"

conciliate
verb
1. 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.
Translations
conciliate [kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] VTconciliar

conciliate [kənˈsɪlieɪt]
vt (= pacify) [+ person] → apaiser
viconcilier

conciliate
vt
(= placate)besänftigen; (= win the goodwill of) personversöhnlich stimmen
(= reconcile) opposing viewsauf einen Nenner bringen, in Einklang bringen

conciliate [kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] vt (person) → rabbonire, calmare; (opposing view) → conciliare
conciliate [kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] vt (person) → rabbonire, calmare; (opposing view) → conciliare

conciliate
v conciliate [kənˈsilieit]
to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. versoen; oorhaal; gunstig stem يُوَفَّق بَيْن спечелвам благоразположението на získat forsone; formilde versöhnen συμβιβάζω conciliar lepitama دل کسی را بدست آوردن lepyttää se concilier לִזכּוֹת בְּאַהֲדָה फिर से शांति, दोस्ती, इत्यादि पाना pomiriti se, steći ljubav kibékít mendapat dukungan friða, fá á sitt band conciliare なだめる 달래다, 회유하다 (vėl) palenkti į save, susitaikyti iemantot uzticību; samierināt menenteramkan verzoenen vinne, forsone, forlike pozyskiwać conciliar a recâştiga; a concilia располагать (к себе) získať spraviti (se) pomiriti se blidka, försona ทำให้เป็นมิตร gönlünü almak/yapmak; güvenini kazanmak 贏得或重獲(支持或友誼) примиряти; погоджувати ہمدردی حاصل کرنا ، ہاتھ میں لینا xoa dịu
n conˌciliˈation
versoening, bemiddeling تَوْفيق، مُصالَحَه умилостивяване získání; (u)smíření forsoning; formildning die Versöhnung συμβιβασμός conciliación lepitus آشتی؛ دلجویی sovittelu conciliation פִּיוּס, פּשָׁרָה सुलह pomirenje, nagodba (össze)egyeztetés, békéltetés kerukunan friðun, sætt conciliazione なだめ 달래기 su(si)taikymas samierināšana pendamaian verzoening forlik, forsoning, mekling pojednanie, pogodzenie conciliação conciliere примирение zmierenie sprava pomirenje försoning, förlikning ความเป็นมิตร uzlaşma; yatıştırma 安撫,和解 примирення, заспокоєння ہمدردی ، تائید sự hòa giải
adj conˈciliatory
versoenend, bemiddelend, tegemoetkomend مُسالِم، مَيّال إلى المُصالَحَه помирителен smířlivý forsonende; formildende versöhnlich συμβιβαστικός conciliatorio, conciliador lepitav دلجویانه؛ مسالمت آمیز sovitteleva conciliant פָּייסָנִי मैत्रीपूर्ण pomirljiv békéltető rukun friðandi, sættandi conciliatorio 融和的な 회유적인 rodantis susitaikymą samierinošs; samierināšanas- untuk berdamai verzoenend forsonende, meklende pojednawczy conciliatório conciliant примирительный zmierlivý spravljiv pomirljiv försonande, försonlig มีแนวโน้มที่เป็นมิตร gönül alıcı, uzlaştırıcı 安撫的,和解的 примирливий ہمدردانہ có thể hòa giải


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