conciliate

con·cil·i·ate

verb \kən-ˈsi-lē-ˌāt\

con·cil·i·at·edcon·cil·i·at·ing

Definition of CONCILIATE

transitive verb

1

: to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts

2

: to make compatible : reconcile

3

: appease

intransitive verb

: to become friendly or agreeable

— con·cil·i·a·tion \-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən\ noun

— con·cil·i·a·tive \-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv\ adjective

— con·cil·i·a·tor \-ˌā-tər\ noun

— con·cil·ia·to·ry \-ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈsi-lē-ə-\ adjective

Examples of CONCILIATE

1. The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.
2. <it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits>

Origin of CONCILIATE

Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council — more at council

First Known Use: 1545

Related to CONCILIATE

Synonyms

accommodate, attune, harmonize, conform, coordinate, key, reconcile

Antonyms

disharmonize

Related Words

adapt, tune; blend, combine, connect, correlate, dovetail, fit, fuse, integrate, join, match, merge, orchestrate, pair, square, suit, synchronize, synthesize, unify, unite; align (also aline), arrange, array, balance, equalize, even, order, proportion, regularize, standardize

Near Antonyms

confuse, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, skew, upset; alienate, estrange

See Synonym Discussion at pacify

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