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to conciliate
01
to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want
Transitive: to conciliate a person or their anger
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
conciliate
3rd person singular
conciliates
Present participle
conciliating
Past simple
conciliated
Past participle
conciliated
Examples
She conciliated the upset customer by offering a full refund.
02
to bring together or restore harmony between parties
Transitive: to conciliate people or their differing opinions
Examples
The mediator worked hard to conciliate the opposing groups and reach a peaceful agreement.
Lexical Tree
conciliation
conciliative
conciliator
conciliate
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