conciliating

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Variant of conciliate

conciliate Definition

con·cili·ate (kən sil′ē āt′)

transitive verb conciliated -·at′ed, conciliating -·at′·ing

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

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

Related Forms:

conciliable con·cil′i·able adjective
conciliation con·cil′i·a′tion noun
conciliator con·cil′i·a′tor noun

conciliating Usage Examples

Object

dispute: ACAS has responsibilities for conciliating disputes under the DDA.

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