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conciliate
What does conciliate mean?
conciliate (verb): to make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use conciliate in a sentence?
Where does conciliate come from?
Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of conciliate?
Words related to conciliate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “conciliate” mean?
to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture
Not quite: that's what speculate means.
to come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble
Not quite: that's what convene means.
of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly
Not quite: that's what recur means.
to make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate
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Which word is closest in meaning to “conciliate”?
concede
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shuffle
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abolish
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appease
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