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con·cil·i·ate       [kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
–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]

—Related forms
con·cil·i·a·ble       [kuhn-sil-ee-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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       (kən-sĭl'ē-āt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
  2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
  3. 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
conciliate 
1545, from L. conciliatus, pp. of conciliare "to bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly," from concilium "council" (see council).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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