conciliate[verb]Synonyms: pacify, appease, clear the air, mediate, mollify, placate, reconcile, soothe, win over
Antonyms: antagonize
Contrasted words: alienate, disaffect, estrange, foment, incite, excite, pique, provoke, stimulate
Related Words: intervene,
mediate,
persuade,
prevail,
calm,
quiet,
soothe,
tranquilize [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧cil‧i‧ate /kənˈsɪlieɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of conciliare 'to bring together, unite', from concilium; ⇒ council]
to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want:
efforts to conciliate the unions—conciliator noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲