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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.
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 |
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| conciliate |
| conciliate |
| Present |
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| I conciliate |
| you conciliate |
| he/she/it conciliates |
| we conciliate |
| you conciliate |
| they conciliate |
| Preterite |
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| I conciliated |
| you conciliated |
| he/she/it conciliated |
| we conciliated |
| you conciliated |
| they conciliated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am conciliating |
| you are conciliating |
| he/she/it is conciliating |
| we are conciliating |
| you are conciliating |
| they are conciliating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have conciliated |
| you have conciliated |
| he/she/it has conciliated |
| we have conciliated |
| you have conciliated |
| they have conciliated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was conciliating |
| you were conciliating |
| he/she/it was conciliating |
| we were conciliating |
| you were conciliating |
| they were conciliating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had conciliated |
| you had conciliated |
| he/she/it had conciliated |
| we had conciliated |
| you had conciliated |
| they had conciliated |
| Future |
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| I will conciliate |
| you will conciliate |
| he/she/it will conciliate |
| we will conciliate |
| you will conciliate |
| they will conciliate |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would conciliate |
| you would conciliate |
| he/she/it would conciliate |
| we would conciliate |
| you would conciliate |
| they would conciliate |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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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"
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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.
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conciliate
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Translations
يُوَفَّق بَيْن
získat
formildeforsone
friîa, fá á sitt band
palenkti į saverodantis susitaikymąsusitaikymassutaikymas
iemantot uzticībusamierināt
gönlünü almak/yapmakgüvenini kazanmak
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conciliate
vt
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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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