Word of the Day:
conciliate
What It Means
To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
Conciliate in Context
“`Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
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