单词 | conciliate |
释义 | conciliate —conciliable /keuhn sil"ee euh beuhl/, adj. —conciliatingly, adv. —conciliation, n. /keuhn sil"ee ayt'/, v. , conciliated, conciliating. v.t. 1. to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor. 2. to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor). 3. to make compatible; reconcile. v.i. 4. to become agreeable or reconciled: Efforts to conciliate in the dispute proved fruitless. [1540-50; < L conciliatus (ptp. of conciliare to bring together, unite, equiv. to concili(um) COUNCIL + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. See appease. |
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