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con·cil·i·ate

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–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to become agreeable or reconciled: Efforts to conciliate in the dispute proved fruitless.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L conciliātus (ptp. of conciliāre to bring together, unite, equiv. to concili(um) council + -ātus -ate¹

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con·cil·i·a·ble

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con·cil·i·at·ing·ly, adverb

con·cil·i·a·tion, noun

—Synonyms 1. See appease.

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con·cil·i·ate Audio Help   (kən-sĭl'ē-āt') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates

v.   tr.

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.

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

[Latin conciliāre, conciliāt-, from concilium, meeting; see kelə-² 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, -tōr'ē) adj.

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conciliate

1545, from L. conciliatus, pp. of conciliare "to bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly," from concilium "council" (see council).

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conciliate
verb
1.	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify]
2.	come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: reconcile]
3.	make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: accommodate]

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conciliate [kənˈsilieit] verb

to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of

Arabic:	يُوَفَّق بَيْن
Chinese (Simplified):	赢得（支持）
Chinese (Traditional):	贏得(支持)
Czech:	získat
Danish:	forsone; formilde
Dutch:	verzoenen
Estonian:	lepitama
Finnish:	lepyttää
French:	se concilier
German:	versöhnen
Greek:	συμβιβάζω
Hungarian:	kibékít
Icelandic:	friða, fá á sitt band
Indonesian:	mendapat dukungan
Italian:	conciliare

Japanese:	なだめる
Korean:	환심을 사다
Latvian:	iemantot uzticību; samierināt
Lithuanian:	(vėl) palenkti į save, susitaikyti
Norwegian:	vinne, forsone, forlike
Polish:	pozyskiwać
Portuguese (Brazil):	conciliar
Portuguese (Portugal):	conciliar
Romanian:	a recâştiga; a concilia
Russian:	располагать (к себе)
Slovak:	získať
Slovenian:	spraviti (se)
Spanish:	conciliar
Swedish:	blidka, försona
Turkish:	gönlünü almak, *yapmak; güvenini kazanmak

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Conciliate

Con*cil"i*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conciliated; p. pr & vb. n. Conciliating.] [L. conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See Council.] To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. --Hallam.

Syn: To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify.

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