conciliate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (I unite), from concilium (council, meeting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/

Verb

conciliate (third-person singular simple present conciliates, present participle conciliating, simple past and past participle conciliated)

  1. (transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate.
  2. (intransitive) To mediate in a dispute.

Derived terms

Translations


Italian

Verb

conciliate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of conciliare
  2. second-person plural imperative of conciliare
  3. second-person plural present subjunctive of conciliare
  4. feminine plural of conciliato

Latin

Verb

conciliāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of conciliō
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