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conciliate

[kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] Origin

con·cil·i·ate

[kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] 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.

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Conciliate is always a great word to know.
So is complicity. Does it mean:
involved with others in wrongdoing
spouse of a reigning monarch

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin conciliātus (past participle of conciliāre to bring together, unite, equivalent to concili(um) council + -ātus -ate1

con·cil·i·a·ble [kuhn-sil-ee-uh-buhl] , adjective
con·cil·i·at·ing·ly, adverb
con·cil·i·a·tion, noun
non·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective
pro·con·cil·i·a·tion, adjective
EXPAND
un·con·cil·i·a·ble, adjective
un·con·cil·i·at·ed, adjective
un·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. See appease.

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conciliate (kənˈsɪlɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
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 conciliumcouncil]
 
con'ciliable
 
adj
 
con'ciliator
 
n

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conciliate
1540s, from L. conciliatus, pp. of conciliare "to bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly," from concilium "council" (see council).
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