conciliate
/ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/
conciliate verb: to acquire, to procure.
Verb
conciliate (third-person singular simple present conciliates, present participle conciliating, simple past and past participle conciliated)
- To acquire, to procure.
- Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us.1790, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments; […] In Two Volumes, 6th edition, volume II, London: […] A[ndrew] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell […]; Edinburgh: W[illiam] Creech, and J. Bell & Co....
- To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
- It must surely then happen, to a much greater degree, in a great nation, whose government is suddenly dissolved by the resolution of the people; and which, in taking a new form, has so many jarring interests to conciliate […].1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 324
- To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
- `Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- To mediate in a dispute.
conciliate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
conciliate in Tamil
- இணக்கப்படுவது, சந்து செய்வி, சரி செய்திணை, தன் வயப்படுத்திக்கொள், நட்பினராக்கு, நன்மதிப்புப் பெறு
conciliate in Urdu
- منانا, راضی کرنا
conciliate in Bengali
- শান্ত করা, সমঝোতা করা
conciliate in Malayalam
- ഇണക്കുക, അനുരഞ്ജിപ്പിക്കുക, അനുനയിപ്പിക്കുക
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- conciliate in Kannada
- ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಗೊಳಿಸು, ಗೆಡೆಗೊಳ್ಳು, ಗೆಡೆಮಾಡು, ಸಂಧಾನಮಾಡು
Forms of conciliate
| third-person singular present | conciliates |
|---|---|
| present participle | conciliating |
| past participle | conciliated |
| past | conciliated |
Origin of conciliate
Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
Words formed from conciliate
Questions about conciliate
- What does conciliate mean?
- Conciliate means to acquire, to procure.
- What is conciliate in Tamil?
- Conciliate in Tamil is இணக்கப்படுவது, சந்து செய்வி, சரி செய்திணை. See Conciliate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is conciliate?
- Conciliate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce conciliate?
- Conciliate is pronounced /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/.
- What is the past tense of conciliate?
- The past tense of conciliate is conciliated.
Words near conciliate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conciliate (page history and authors); conciliate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conciliate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conciliate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conciliate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conciliate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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