conciliation C2 Topic:People & Society 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 atonementreconciliation Etymology AI details From Middle French conciliation. conciliation Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - People & Society - War & Conflict - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown