conciliate

Verb

Meaning

To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

appease pacify settle accommodate gentle reconcile placate assuage mollify propitiate gruntle lenify patch up hush still
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Antonyms

madden badger chevy harrow harry ascension
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Hypernyms

concord still hold agree quiet calm

Hyponyms

appease propitiate make-peace

Related terms

council reconcile conciliation reconciliate

Phrases with the word

to conciliate

Derivatives

conciliated conciliating

Examples

The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories Source: Internet

She managed to mollify the angry customer Source: Internet

After some discussion we finally made up Source: Internet

After a vain attempt to conciliate Vitellius by the offer of a share in the Empire, Otho, with unexpected vigor, prepared for war. Source: Internet

King Antiochus III the Great wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects guaranteed their right to "live according to their ancestral customs" and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem. Source: Internet

Hitler also wanted to conciliate leaders of the Reichswehr and conservatives of the country, people whose support Hitler needed to solidify his position. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

conciliarity conciliarly conciliary conciliatingly conciliation conciliation court