conciliation

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con·cil·i·ate

[kuhn-sil-ee-eyt] verb, con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·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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Conciliation is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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
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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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Example Sentences
  • Conciliation is fine if entered into where there's a genuine will to find a way.
  • It was a poignant moment of sporting conciliation in what had been a jarring weekend of dissolution.
  • All these steps are essential for national conciliation.
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conciliation (kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act or process of conciliating
2.  a method of helping the parties in a dispute to reach agreement, esp divorcing or separating couples to part amicably

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