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To conciliate is to soothe someone's anger or to mediate a disagreement.

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When you talk to someone who is angry and help him to get over his anger, this is an example of a time when you conciliate.

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transitive verb conciliated, conciliating

to win over; soothe the anger of; make friendly; placate
to gain (regard, good will, etc.) by friendly acts
Archaic to reconcile; make consistent

Origin: < L conciliatus, pp. of conciliare, to bring together, win over < concilium, council

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See conciliate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates

verb, transitive

To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease.
To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile.

verb, intransitive

To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill. See Synonyms at pacify.

Origin:

Origin: Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-

Origin: , from concilium, meeting; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots

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con·cilˈi·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adjective

con·cilˌi·aˈtion noun

con·cilˈi·aˌtor noun

con·cilˈi·a·toˌry (-ə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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