Associations to the word «Conciliate»

Wiktionary

CONCILIATE, verb. Make calm and content; placate.
CONCILIATE, verb. Mediate in a dispute.

Dictionary definition

CONCILIATE, verb. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer".
CONCILIATE, verb. Come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up".
CONCILIATE, verb. Make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories".

Wise words

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