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- Dictionarycon·cil·i·ate/kənˈsilēˌāt/
verb
- 1. stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify: "concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry" Similar Opposite
- 2. gain (esteem or goodwill): archaic "the arts which conciliate popularity"
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1. : appease. … urgently counseled conciliating the peasants … William Taubman. 2. : to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts. 3. : to make compatible : reconcile. It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point. intransitive verb. : to become friendly or agreeable. conciliation. kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən. noun.
to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way: An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
The verb conciliate means to placate, appease, or pacify. If you are eating at a restaurant and the waiter accidentally spills a drink on you, the manager may try to conciliate you by picking up the tab for your meal.
Conciliate definition: to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over. See examples of CONCILIATE used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of conciliate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way: An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
Definition of 'conciliate' Word Frequency. conciliate. (kənsɪlieɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense conciliates , present participle conciliating , past tense, past participle conciliated. verb. If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them. [formal] His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
Conciliate definition: to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over. See examples of CONCILIATE used in a sentence.
To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior. American Heritage. To reconcile; make consistent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms: appease. pacify. gentle. placate. mollify. assuage. lenify. gruntle. make up. patch-up. reconcile.
