conciliate
vt . 安撫,馴服,懷柔,調和
安撫,馴服,懷柔,調和
conciliate v 1 :
cause to be more favorably inclined ;
gain the good will of ;
"
She managed to mollify the angry customer " [
synonym : {
pacify },
{
lenify }, {
conciliate }, {
assuage }, {
appease }, {
mollify },
{
placate }, {
gentle }, {
gruntle }]
2 :
come to terms ; "
After some discussion we finally made up "
[
synonym : {
reconcile }, {
patch up }, {
make up }, {
conciliate },
{
settle }]
3 :
make (
one thing )
compatible with (
another ); "
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories " [
synonym : {
accommodate }, {
reconcile }, {
conciliate }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conciliate ":
allay ,
appease ,
calm ,
cool ,
defuse ,
dulcify ,
lay ,
lay the dust ,
mollify ,
pacify ,
placate ,
pour balm on ,
propitiate ,
smooth ,
smooth down ,
smooth over ,
soothe ,
tranquilize
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