con·cil·i·ate /kənˈsɪliˌet/
(vt.)安撫,馴服,懷柔,調和
Con·cil·i·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conciliated; p. pr & vb. n. Conciliating.] To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. --Hallam.
Syn: -- To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify.
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conciliate
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle,
gruntle]
2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
[syn: reconcile, patch up, make up, settle]
3: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the
new results with the existing theories" [syn: accommodate,
reconcile]