Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb conciliate

3 senses of conciliate

Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle -- (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer")
       => calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")

Sense 2
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle -- (come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up")
       => agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")

Sense 3
accommodate, reconcile, conciliate -- (make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories")
       => harmonize, harmonise -- (bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests")

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