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.

[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.

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conciliation

(kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən)

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the act or process of conciliating

2. (Social Welfare) a method of helping the parties in a dispute to reach agreement, esp divorcing or separating couples to part amicably

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

conciliation

the process of conciliating or bringing to agreement. — conciliator, n.

conciliation

noun pacification, reconciliation, disarming, appeasement, propitiation, mollification, soothing, placation He is openly sceptical about peace talks and efforts at conciliation.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

conciliation

noun

A reestablishment of friendship or harmony:

rapprochement, reconcilement, reconciliation.

Translations

تَوْفيق، مُصالَحَه

smířenízískání

formildningforsoning

Versöhnung

conciliation

békéltetésösszeegyeztetés

friîun, sætt

conciliazione riconciliazione

forlik

uzlaşmayatıştırma

抚慰调解

conciliation

[kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən]

A. N → conciliación f

B. CPD conciliation service N → servicio m de conciliación

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conciliation

[kənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ^ən] n (in industrial dispute) → conciliation f; (in political dispute) → conciliation f conciliation service, conciliation talksconciliation service n → service m de conciliationconciliation talks npl → entretien m de conciliation

conciliation

(= resolution: of dispute, differences, Pol, Ind) → Schlichtung f; conciliation board → Schlichtungskommission f; conciliation procedure (Jur) → Güteverfahren nt; conciliation proceedings (Jur: = hearing) → Gütetermin m

(= appeasement: of person) → Besänftigung f

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conciliation

[kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → conciliazione f

conciliate

(kənˈsilieit) verb

to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of.

conˌciliˈation noun

conˈciliatory adjective

Noun	1.	conciliation - the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war
	2.	conciliation - any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration mediation - a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
	3.	conciliation - the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity placation, propitiation appeasement, calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)