conciliate

verb

con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

conciliated; conciliating

transitive verb

: appease

… urgently counseled conciliating the peasants …

William Taubman

: to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts

: 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 How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

noun

conciliative

kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

adjective

conciliator

kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tər How to pronounce conciliate (audio)

noun

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Now here’s a people pleaser. The immediate source of conciliate is a form of the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, win over," and when conciliate was first used in the 16th century, the idea of winning over was key; it was used to mean "to gain something, such as goodwill or favor, by pleasing acts." Today, conciliate is mostly used in contexts where appease or reconcile is a more common choice, as in "a refusal to conciliate the dictator," and "efforts to conciliate the views of those on opposing sides." Like the word council, conciliate ultimately traces back to the Latin word concilium, meaning "assembly, council."

Example Sentences

The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed. it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits

Recent Examples on the Web Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.

Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.

Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021 Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained...

Harold Holzer, WSJ, 15 May 2020 Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance.

James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 July 2018 Trump’s determination to conciliate Putin can’t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face.

Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 8 July 2018 Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate.

Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms.

Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018 There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate.

Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 May 2018 See More

单词	conciliators
释义	conciliate verb con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt conciliated; conciliating transitive verb 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 conciliative kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv adjective conciliator kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tər noun Did you know? Now here’s a people pleaser. The immediate source of conciliate is a form of the Latin verb conciliare, meaning "to assemble, unite, win over," and when conciliate was first used in the 16th century, the idea of winning over was key; it was used to mean "to gain something, such as goodwill or favor, by pleasing acts." Today, conciliate is mostly used in contexts where appease or reconcile is a more common choice, as in "a refusal to conciliate the dictator," and "efforts to conciliate the views of those on opposing sides." Like the word council, conciliate ultimately traces back to the Latin word concilium, meaning "assembly, council." Synonyms accommodate attune conform coordinate harmonize key reconcile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed. it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits Recent Examples on the Web Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021 Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... Harold Holzer, WSJ, 15 May 2020 Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 July 2018 Trump’s determination to conciliate Putin can’t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 8 July 2018 Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate. Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018 There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council — more at council First Known Use 1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Kids Definition conciliate verb con·cil·i·ate kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt conciliated; conciliating 1 : to bring into agreement : reconcile It's hard to conciliate the stories of what happened. 2 : to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of She apologized to conciliate an angry friend. conciliators noun plural of conciliator as in mediators one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement his genius as a conciliator is that he is able to convince both sides that they got everything they wanted Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mediators negotiators peacemakers brokers intermediaries ambassadors liaisons intercessors attorneys middlemen agents negotiants honest brokers intermediates envoys representatives reconcilers buffers moderators go-betweens referees advisers delegates bargainers arbitrators judges interceders umpires proxies deputies troubleshooters procurators interposers messengers factors counselors appeasers counsellors legates advisors emissaries arbiters meddlers pacificators busybodies interferers pacifiers media mediums
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conciliate

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