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con·cil·i·ate 
[kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
[kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without 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. |
| 4. | to become agreeable or reconciled: Efforts to conciliate in the dispute proved fruitless. |
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| con·cil·i·ate
(kən-sĭl'ē-āt') Pronunciation Key
v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates v. tr.
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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