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
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.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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