conciliated; conciliating
Definition of conciliate
1
: appease
… urgently counseled conciliating the peasants …— William Taubman
2
: to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts
3
: to make compatible : reconcile
It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point.
: to become friendly or agreeable
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The first known use of conciliate was in 1545
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