conciliation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˌsɪliːˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #77562

Meanings

1

noun
The act of ending a conflict and bringing people back to peace.

Years of conciliation slowly healed the divided community.
2

noun
A way of settling a dispute with the help of a neutral third person.

The two companies turned to conciliation rather than a costly court case.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of ending a... propitiation

Word family

Derived forms conciliationismconciliationist

Related forms atonement reconciliation

Etymology

From Middle French conciliation.

conciliation Middle French

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conciliation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˌsɪliːˈeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 77562

## Meanings
1. The act of ending a conflict and bringing people back to peace.
2. A way of settling a dispute with the help of a neutral third person.

## Examples
- Years of conciliation slowly healed the divided community.
- The two companies turned to conciliation rather than a costly court case.

## Derived Forms
- conciliationism
- conciliationist

## Related Forms
- atonement
- reconciliation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conciliation

## Etymology
From Middle French conciliation.

## AI Etymology
Conciliation is from Middle French conciliation. Important recorded forms include conciliation (Middle French). Current senses include the act of ending a conflict and bringing people back to peace and a way of settling a dispute with the help of a neutral third person. The wider family includes derived forms such as conciliationism and conciliationist and related words such as atonement and reconciliation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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