Conciliate
/kənˈsɪlieɪt/verb
To make someone less angry or more friendly towards you, especially by being kind and understanding towards them.
He tried to conciliate the angry woman by offering her a seat.
Often appears as...
- conciliate differences
- conciliate someone's anger
verb
To bring into a state of friendly agreement or harmony.
His job was to conciliate the two opposing factions.
Often appears as...
- conciliate opposing factions
- conciliate disputes
verb
To make someone less angry or more friendly towards you, especially by being kind and understanding towards them.
He tried to conciliate the angry woman by offering her a seat.
Often appears as...
- conciliate differences
- conciliate someone's anger
verb
To bring into a state of friendly agreement or harmony.
His job was to conciliate the two opposing factions.
Often appears as...
- conciliate opposing factions
- conciliate disputes
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Used when dealing with emotions, to calm someone down or improve relations.
After the argument, he sought to conciliate his brother with a heartfelt apology.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Relationships
Often applies to personal conflicts, showing understanding or kindness.
She gave her friend a gift to conciliate her after the misunderstanding.
Pro Tip 3/3Conciliatory Tone
Adopting a gentle and sympathetic tone can be part of conciliating.
His conciliatory tone helped to ease the tension during negotiations.
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How to resolve racially...
The difference is my father prayed before a racial conflict and my mother prayed after. There is a time, if you use both of their strategies, if you use them in the right time and the right way. But it's never a time -- there's a time for conciliation, there's a time for confrontation,
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Bringing forests into...
was a shift from relying only on punishment to mindfully using peaceful conciliation in this in this situation probably the most remarkable result was
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How to resolve racially...
The difference is my father prayed before a racial conflict and my mother prayed after. There is a time, if you use both of their strategies, if you use them in the right time and the right way. But it's never a time -- there's a time for conciliation, there's a time for confrontation,
Video examples
Bringing forests into...
was a shift from relying only on punishment to mindfully using peaceful conciliation in this in this situation probably the most remarkable result was
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Quote examples
Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
For the conservatives, Lula is seen as someone who constantly seeks demarcation and even rupture. For the Left, however, Lula is always seen as someone who conciliates, as he acknowledges the role of owners in improving the conditions of workers.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Mankind, the spirit of the earth, the synthesis of individuals and peoples, the paradoxical conciliation of the element with the whole, and of unity with multitude - all these are called Utopian, and yet they are biologically necessary.
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Hassan Nasrallah
Lebanese Revolutionary
That is why if Lebanon concludes a peace agreement with Israel and brings that accord to the Parliament our deputies will reject it; Hezbollah refuses any conciliation with Israel in principle.
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Robert Toombs
American Politician
The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Whether it's Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Odisha, we have seen similar patterns - hostile local politics transform into conciliation of some kind after the state elections.
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Gustav Stresemann
German Politician
The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally.
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Ram Nath Kovind
Indian Politician
India's history and destiny, India's legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation.
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Washington Irving
American Writer
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
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Jalal Talabani
Iraqi Politician
Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.
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Konrad Adenauer
German Statesman
An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
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Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
For the conservatives, Lula is seen as someone who constantly seeks demarcation and even rupture. For the Left, however, Lula is always seen as someone who conciliates, as he acknowledges the role of owners in improving the conditions of workers.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Mankind, the spirit of the earth, the synthesis of individuals and peoples, the paradoxical conciliation of the element with the whole, and of unity with multitude - all these are called Utopian, and yet they are biologically necessary.
Quote examples
Hassan Nasrallah
Lebanese Revolutionary
That is why if Lebanon concludes a peace agreement with Israel and brings that accord to the Parliament our deputies will reject it; Hezbollah refuses any conciliation with Israel in principle.
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Robert Toombs
American Politician
The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Whether it's Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Odisha, we have seen similar patterns - hostile local politics transform into conciliation of some kind after the state elections.
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Gustav Stresemann
German Politician
The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally.
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Ram Nath Kovind
Indian Politician
India's history and destiny, India's legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation.
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Washington Irving
American Writer
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
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Jalal Talabani
Iraqi Politician
Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.
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Konrad Adenauer
German Statesman
An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
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