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Verb: conciliate  kun'si-lee,eyt
  1. Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
    "She managed to conciliate the angry customer";
    - pacify, lenify [archaic], assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
     
  2. Make (one thing) compatible with (another)
    "The scientists had to conciliate the new results with the existing theories";
    - accommodate, reconcile
     
  3. [archaic] Restore friendly relations after a disagreement or conflict
    "After arguing, the sisters finally conciliated and hugged"; "He tried to conciliate the opposing parties";
    - reconcile, patch up, make up, settle

Derived forms: conciliating, conciliates, conciliated

Type of: agree, calm, calm down, concord, concur, harmonise [Brit], harmonize, hold, lull, quiet, quieten [Brit], still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize