conciliate

con·cil·i·ate

 (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.

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[Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

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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

[C16: from Latin conciliāre to bring together, from concilium council]

conˈciliable adj

conˈciliˌator n

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con•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.

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conciliate

Past participle: conciliated
Gerund: conciliating

Imperative

conciliate

conciliate

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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"

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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.

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conciliate

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يُوَفَّق بَيْن

získat

formildeforsone

versöhnen

concilier

friîa, fá á sitt band

comitato di conciliazioneconciliareconciliarsiconciliatoreconciliatorio

palenkti į saverodantis susitaikymąsusitaikymassutaikymas

iemantot uzticībusamierināt

forlikeforsonevinne

gönlünü almak/yapmakgüvenini kazanmak

赢得

conciliate

[kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] VT → conciliar

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conciliate

[kənˈsɪlieɪt]

vt (= pacify) [+ person] → apaiser

vi → concilier

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conciliate

vt

(= placate) → besänftigen; (= win the goodwill of) person → versöhnlich stimmen

(= reconcile) opposing views → auf einen Nenner bringen, in Einklang bringen

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conciliate

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

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conciliate

(kənˈsilieit) verb

to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. versoen; oorhaal; gunstig stem يُوَفَّق بَيْن спечелвам благоразположението на conciliar získat versöhnen forsone; formilde συμβιβάζωconciliar lepitama دل کسی را بدست آوردن sovitella 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 verzoenenvinne, forsone, forlike pozyskiwać پخلاكول، دلاساكول: روغه كول: كرارول conciliar a recâştiga; a concilia располагать 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 赢得（支持）

conˌciliˈation noun

versoening, bemiddeling تَوْفيق، مُصالَحَه умилостивяване conciliação získání; (u)smíření die Versöhnung forsoning; formildning συμβιβασμόςconciliación lepitus آشتی؛ دلجویی sovittelu conciliationפיוס, פשרה सुलह pomirenje, nagodba (össze)egyeztetés, békéltetés kerukunan friðun, sætt conciliazione なだめ 달래기 su(si)taikymas samierināšana pendamaian verzoeningforlik, forsoning, meklingpojednanie, pogodzenie سوله conciliação conciliere примирение zmierenie sprava pomirenje försoning, förlikning ความเป็นมิตร uzlaşma; yatıştırma 安撫，和解 примирення, заспокоєння ہمدردی ، تائید sự hòa giải 抚慰，调解

conˈciliatory adjective

versoenend, bemiddelend, tegemoetkomend مُسالِم، مَيّال إلى المُصالَحَه помирителен conciliatório smířlivý versöhnlich forsonende; formildende συμβιβαστικόςconciliatorio, conciliador lepitav دلجویانه؛ مسالمت آمیز sovinnollinen conciliantפייסני मैत्रीपूर्ण pomirljiv békéltető rukun friðandi, sættandi conciliatorio 融和的な 회유적인 rodantis susitaikymą samierinošs; samierināšanas- untuk berdamai verzoenendforsonende, meklende pojednawczy سوله آمیز conciliatório conciliant примирительный zmierlivý spravljiv pomirljiv försonande, försonlig มีแนวโน้มที่เป็นมิตร gönül alıcı, uzlaştırıcı 安撫的，和解的 примирливий ہمدردانہ có thể hòa giải 抚慰的，调解的

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