conciliate /kən-silˈi-āt/ transitive verb- To gain, or win over
- To reconcile, bring together (esp opposing sides in an industrial dispute)
intransitive verb To make friends, having been hostile ORIGIN: L conciliāre, -ātum from concilium council concilˈiable adjective (obsolete) conciliāˈtion noun The act or process of conciliating concilˈiative (or /-ā-tiv/) adjective concilˈiātor noun concilˈiatorily adverb concilˈiatoriness noun concilˈiatory adjective |