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con·cil·i·ate

(kən-sĭl′ē-āt′)
v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates
v.tr.
1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile: tried to conciliate the conflicting theories.
v.intr.
To gain or try to gain someone's friendship or goodwill.

[Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

con·cil′i·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.
con·cil′i·a′tion n.
con·cil′i·a′tor n.
con·cil′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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conciliate

(kənˈsɪlɪˌeɪt)
vb (tr)
1. to overcome the hostility of; placate; win over
2. to win or gain (favour, regard, etc), esp by making friendly overtures
3. archaic to make compatible; reconcile
[C16: from Latin conciliāre to bring together, from concilium council]
conˈciliable adj
conˈciliˌator n
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con•cil•i•ate

(kənˈsɪl iˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. 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.
[1540–50; < Latin conciliātus, past participle of conciliāre to bring together, unite, derivative of concilium council]
con•cil′i•a•ble (-ə bəl) adj.
con•cil`i•a′tion, n.
con•cil′i•a`tor, n.
syn: See appease.
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conciliate


Past participle: conciliated
Gerund: conciliating

Imperative
conciliate
conciliate
Present
I conciliate
you conciliate
he/she/it conciliates
we conciliate
you conciliate
they conciliate
Preterite
I conciliated
you conciliated
he/she/it conciliated
we conciliated
you conciliated
they conciliated
Present Continuous
I am conciliating
you are conciliating
he/she/it is conciliating
we are conciliating
you are conciliating
they are conciliating
Present Perfect
I have conciliated
you have conciliated
he/she/it has conciliated
we have conciliated
you have conciliated
they have conciliated
Past Continuous
I was conciliating
you were conciliating
he/she/it was conciliating
we were conciliating
you were conciliating
they were conciliating
Past Perfect
I had conciliated
you had conciliated
he/she/it had conciliated
we had conciliated
you had conciliated
they had conciliated
Future
I will conciliate
you will conciliate
he/she/it will conciliate
we will conciliate
you will conciliate
they will conciliate
Future Perfect
I will have conciliated
you will have conciliated
he/she/it will have conciliated
we will have conciliated
you will have conciliated
they will have conciliated
Future Continuous
I will be conciliating
you will be conciliating
he/she/it will be conciliating
we will be conciliating
you will be conciliating
they will be conciliating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been conciliating
you have been conciliating
he/she/it has been conciliating
we have been conciliating
you have been conciliating
they have been conciliating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been conciliating
you will have been conciliating
he/she/it will have been conciliating
we will have been conciliating
you will have been conciliating
they will have been conciliating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been conciliating
you had been conciliating
he/she/it had been conciliating
we had been conciliating
you had been conciliating
they had been conciliating
Conditional
I would conciliate
you would conciliate
he/she/it would conciliate
we would conciliate
you would conciliate
they would conciliate
Past Conditional
I would have conciliated
you would have conciliated
he/she/it would have conciliated
we would have conciliated
you would have conciliated
they would have conciliated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:conciliate - cause to be more favorably inclined]conciliate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
2. [画像:conciliate - come to terms]conciliate - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
propitiate, appease - make peace with
agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
make peace - end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"
3. conciliate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"
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conciliate

verb
1. pacify, win over, soothe, reconcile, disarm, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
2. mediate, intervene, arbitrate, interpose, make the peace, restore harmony, pour oil on troubled waters, clear the air, act as middleman He has conciliated in more than 600 unfair dismissal cases.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

conciliate

verb
1. To ease the anger or agitation of:
2. To reestablish friendship between:
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Translations
يُوَفَّق بَيْن
získat
formildeforsone
friîa, fá á sitt band
palenkti į saverodantis susitaikymąsusitaikymassutaikymas
iemantot uzticībusamierināt
gönlünü almak/yapmakgüvenini kazanmak

conciliate

[kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] VTconciliar
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conciliate

[kənˈsɪlieɪt]
vt (= pacify) [+ person] → apaiser
viconcilier
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conciliate

vt
(= placate)besänftigen ; (= win the goodwill of) personversöhnlich stimmen
(= reconcile) opposing viewsauf einen Nenner bringen, in Einklang bringen
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conciliate

[kənˈsɪlɪeɪt] vt (person) → rabbonire, calmare ; (opposing view) → conciliare
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conciliate

(kənˈsilieit) verb
to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of. versoen; oorhaal; gunstig stem يُوَفَّق بَيْن спечелвам благоразположението на conciliar získat versöhnen forsone; formilde συμβιβάζω conciliar lepitama دل کسی را بدست آوردن sovitella se concilier לִזכּוֹת בְּאַהֲדָה फिर से शांति, दोस्ती, इत्यादि पाना pomiriti se, steći ljubav kibékít mendapat dukungan friða, fá á sitt band conciliare なだめる 달래다, 회유하다 (vėl) palenkti į save, susitaikyti iemantot uzticību; samierināt menenteramkan verzoenen vinne, forsone, forlike pozyskiwać پخلاكول، دلاساكول: روغه كول: كرارول conciliar a recâştiga; a concilia располагать získať spraviti (se) pomiriti se blidka, försona ทําให้เป็นมิตร gönlünü almak/yapmak; güvenini kazanmak 贏得或重獲(支持或友誼) примиряти; погоджувати ہمدردی حاصل کرنا ، ہاتھ میں لینا xoa dịu 赢得(支持)
conˌciliˈation noun
versoening, bemiddeling تَوْفيق، مُصالَحَه умилостивяване conciliação získání; (u)smíření die Versöhnung forsoning; formildning συμβιβασμός conciliación lepitus آشتی؛ دلجویی sovittelu conciliation פיוס, פשרה सुलह pomirenje, nagodba (össze)egyeztetés, békéltetés kerukunan friðun, sætt conciliazione なだめ 달래기 su(si)taikymas samierināšana pendamaian verzoening forlik, forsoning, mekling pojednanie, pogodzenie سوله conciliação conciliere примирение zmierenie sprava pomirenje försoning, förlikning ความเป็นมิตร uzlaşma; yatıştırma 安撫,和解 примирення, заспокоєння ہمدردی ، تائید sự hòa giải 抚慰,调解
conˈciliatory adjective
versoenend, bemiddelend, tegemoetkomend مُسالِم، مَيّال إلى المُصالَحَه помирителен conciliatório smířlivý versöhnlich forsonende; formildende συμβιβαστικός conciliatorio, conciliador lepitav دلجویانه؛ مسالمت آمیز sovinnollinen conciliant פייסני मैत्रीपूर्ण pomirljiv békéltető rukun friðandi, sættandi conciliatorio 融和的な 회유적인 rodantis susitaikymą samierinošs; samierināšanas- untuk berdamai verzoenend forsonende, meklende pojednawczy سوله آمیز conciliatório conciliant примирительный zmierlivý spravljiv pomirljiv försonande, försonlig มีแนวโน้มที่เป็นมิตร gönül alıcı, uzlaştırıcı 安撫的,和解的 примирливий ہمدردانہ có thể hòa giải 抚慰的,调解的
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The fact that he had been neutral in the death-struggle of Athens was not likely to conciliate popular good-will.
If you would but conciliate her a little, and adopt a friendly, open manner--and even confide your grievances to her--real grievances, such as you have a right to complain of--it is my firm belief that she would, in time, become your faithful friend, and a comfort and support to you, instead of the incubus you describe her.' But I fear my advice had little effect upon the unfortunate young lady; and, finding I could render myself so little serviceable, my residence at Ashby Park became doubly painful.
It was on this occasion, as during his whole life, John's misfortune, not perfectly to understand the characters of those whom he wished to conciliate. Waldemar Fitzurse was rather offended than pleased at the Prince stating thus broadly an opinion, that his daughter had been slighted.
"For all this," continued Milady, "I should long ago have revenged myself on him if, and I don't know why, the cardinal had not requested me to conciliate him."
His thoughts were employed, therefore, all the way on the road from his presentation, with one thing, and that was, how he should conciliate a man like Monk, a man whom Charles himself, kind as he was, conciliated with difficulty; for, scarcely established, the protected might again stand in need of the protector, and would, consequently, not refuse him, such being the case, the petty satisfaction of transporting M.
Also he saw one dog, that would neither conciliate nor obey, finally killed in the struggle for mastery.

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