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/kənsˈɪlɪˌeɪt/
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VERB
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cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
She managed to mollify the angry customer -
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories -
come to terms
After some discussion we finally made up
How To Use conciliate In A Sentence
- To conciliate the soldiers, he raised their pay, creating financial problems.
- “He stood up all the time against Clay,” wrote Donelson, “and yet conciliated the good feeling of both sections of the union.” A Country of Vast Designs
- By her kind, her meek, her inoffensive behaviour, she had conciliated the sincere good will of all her neighbours and acquaintance; nor amid the busy cares of time was she ever forgetful of Eternity. Letter 413
- This is one of the fundamental problems that we're all facing, especially in the federal jurisdiction: the commission doesn't have the power to conciliate matters outside of the award.
- And racism is conciliated if not actively promoted by the Democratic focus on winning more white voters by moving to the right while taking voters of color virtually for granted.
- His mansion was noble, his library extensive, and his own manners such as conciliated the esteem of almost every one who approached him. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance
- It's a delicate endeavor, as one element must be cajoled and conciliated, and the other flatly thwarted within the bounds of democratic politics. Joshua Treviño: A Step Forward in Malaysia
- So Islam was pacified, the Anglicans and the Jews conciliated. Jacob Neusner: What Happens When You Call a Professor Infallible? Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI
- His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
- The strain of her heavy-drinking lifestyle, increased by having to conciliate her husband, Reeves, who hung around February House like a piece of driftwood, was taking its toll.
