Verb: conciliate kun'si-lee,eyt
- 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
- Make (one thing) compatible with (another)
"The scientists had to conciliate the new results with the existing theories";
- accommodate, reconcile
- [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