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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conciliate \Con*cil"i*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conciliated}; p. pr & vb n. {Conciliating}.] [L. conciliatus p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together, unite, from concilium council. See {Council}.] 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. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. --Hallam. Syn: To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conciliate v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of "She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}] 2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {settle}] 3: make compatible with "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: {accommodate}, {reconcile}]
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