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Aug. 01, 2016
conciliate\kuh n-SIL-ee-eyt\verb
1. to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to
conciliate an angry competitor.
2. to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
Quotes... I shall convince you I have not only always acted the part of
a friend to the family, but am particularly willing to conciliate your
lordship's goodwill.
-- Maria Edgeworth, The Absentee, 1812
Origin of conciliateConciliate stems from the Latin conciliÄre
meaning "to bring together." It entered English in the mid-1500s.More
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