[ourplace] conciliate Word of the Day

  • From: "Marty Rimpau" <mrimpau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 08:24:07 -0700

Dictionary.com Word Of The Day
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 conciliāre
meaning "to bring together." It entered English in the mid-1500s.More
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