conciliate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin conciliare 'combine, gain', from concilium 'assembly'.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA:/kɒnsɪlieɪt/
[edit] Verb
conciliate (third-person singular simple present conciliates, present participle conciliating, simple past and past participle conciliated)
- Make calm and content; placate.
- Mediate in a dispute.
[edit] Quotations
- 1759 — Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments, page 337
- Frankness and openness conciliate confidence.
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
conciliate
- second-person plural present indicative of conciliare
- second-person plural imperative of conciliare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of conciliare
- Feminine plural of conciliato
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
conciliāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of conciliō