Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Conciliate

Tuesday 30th August 2016

Conciliate /kənˈsɪlɪˌeɪt/

verb (transitive)
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

Derived Forms
conciliable, adjective 
conciliator, noun


Quote
Hewet made it his business to conciliate the outsiders as much as possible.
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out, 1915

Origin
Conciliate stems from the Latin conciliāre meaning "to bring together." It
entered English in the mid-1500’s.


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