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conciliateconciliate /kənˈsɪliˌeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYconciliateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of conciliare to bring together, unite, from concilium; ➔ COUNCIL VERB TABLEconciliate |
Present | I, you, we, they | conciliate | | he, she, it | conciliates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conciliated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conciliated | | he, she, it | has conciliated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conciliated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will conciliate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conciliated |
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Present | I | am conciliating | | he, she, it | is conciliating | | you, we, they | are conciliating | Past | I, he, she, it | was conciliating | | you, we, they | were conciliating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conciliating | | he, she, it | has been conciliating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conciliating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conciliating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conciliating |
to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want: Who will conciliate in disputes over property?—conciliator noun [countable] |