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conciliate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·cil·i·ate /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal  PPGARGUEto do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want 安抚;调停 efforts to conciliate the unions 对工会进行调停的努力conciliator noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
conciliateCompromise Bargaining, negotiating, conciliating.It was most odd the way this woman had immediately made her feel as though she had to be conciliating.We would also suggest an attempt to conciliate Fred by returning the responsibility for special functions to him.The king, however, also had reason to conciliate the Stanleys and in 1472 the matter went to arbitration.After 1951 Winston Churchill and his Conservative successors protected the welfare state, maintained full employment, and conciliated the trade unions.Negotiators were called in to conciliate the warring factions.He was aware of the need to conciliate, to plead, to attempt to explain.Do not forget Mr Hurd's record for soothing nerves and conciliating Tory antagonists.
Origin conciliate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of conciliare to bring together, unite, from concilium; → COUNCIL
con·cil·i·ate verbChineseSyllable
do make likely to to something arguing, Corpus more to people stop


conciliate
conciliate /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of conciliare 'to bring together, unite', from concilium; council
to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want:
    efforts to conciliate the unions
—conciliator noun [countable]


con·cili·ateBrE /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they conciliate BrE /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it conciliates BrE /kənˈsɪlieɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪts/ 🔊past simple conciliated BrE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle conciliated BrE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form conciliating BrE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɪlieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (formal) to make sb less angry or more friendly, especially by being kind and pleasant or by giving them sth (尤指通过和蔼友善或送给某物来)平息…的怒火,抚慰,安抚 SYN pacify con·cili·ation BrE /kənˌsɪliˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /kənˌsɪliˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] A conciliation service helps to settle disputes between employers and workers. 调解机构帮助解决劳资纠纷。🔊🔊