conciliate

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /kənˈsɪliˌeɪt/ UK /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to win over or pacify by friendly or soothing means

She tried to conciliate the rival factions before the vote.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to win over or pacify by... placate appease pacify mollify reconcile propitiate soothe

Opposites

provoke antagonize alienate estrange

Word family

Derived forms conciliationconciliatorconciliatory

Related forms reconcile conciliation council

Etymology

From Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare ('to bring together, unite, win over'), from concilium ('assembly, council'), from com- ('together') + calare ('to call').

conciliare Latin calare Latin

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# conciliate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** kənˈsɪliˌeɪt
**IPA (UK):** kənˈsɪlieɪt

## Meanings
1. to win over or pacify by friendly or soothing means

## Examples
- She tried to conciliate the rival factions before the vote.

## Synonyms
- placate
- appease
- pacify
- mollify
- reconcile
- propitiate
- soothe

## Antonyms
- provoke
- antagonize
- alienate
- estrange

## Derived Forms
- conciliation
- conciliator
- conciliatory

## Related Forms
- reconcile
- conciliation
- council

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conciliare
- Root: calare

## Etymology
From Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare ('to bring together, unite, win over'), from concilium ('assembly, council'), from com- ('together') + calare ('to call').

## AI Etymology
Conciliate is from Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare ('to bring together, unite, win over'), from concilium ('assembly, council'), from com- ('together') + calare ('to call'). Important recorded forms include conciliare (Latin) and calare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to win over or pacify by friendly or soothing means. The wider family includes derived forms such as conciliation, conciliator, and conciliatory and related words such as reconcile, conciliation, and council.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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