conciliate

Meanings

• Verb

  Make peace between parties; reconcile.

  - "After the disagreement, they were able to conciliate and come to a mutual understanding."
  - "The mediator worked tirelessly to conciliate the warring factions."

• Verb

  Win someone over; gain someone's approval or support.

  - "The politician spent hours trying to conciliate the voters in the swing district."
  - "The salesperson was determined to conciliate the customer and close the deal."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with conciliate
concelebrate , consolidate , collaborate , acclimate

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Variants

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conciliate , conciliated , conciliates , conciliating , conciliation , conciliations , conciliative , conciliator , conciliators

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Forms

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conciliated, conciliating, conciliatory

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Etymology

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From the Latin conciliare ‘bring together,’ from com- ‘with’ + concilium ‘council.’

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Trivia

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1. The term 'conciliate' comes from the Latin word 'conciliare,' which means 'to bring together.'

2. The word 'conciliate' is often used interchangeably with the term 'mediate.'

3. In the early days of the United States, the term 'conciliatory' was used to describe President Lincoln's efforts to maintain peace between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mediation: A process in which a neutral third party helps parties in a dispute come to an agreement. Conciliation is often used interchangeably with mediation.

2. Reconciliation: The act of restoring friendly relations between people who have previously been hostile or unfriendly. Conciliation is a crucial step in the process of reconciliation.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'conciliate' is often used to describe the act of winning someone over or making peace between parties. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello,' Othello is manipulated into conciliating his jealousy and ultimately committing a tragic act of violence.

How to Memorize "conciliate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of bringing people together, making peace, or winning someone over. Imagine a mediator helping two parties come to an agreement.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with making peace or winning someone over. Think of the feeling of reconciliation or the image of two opposing sides coming together.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Make Marriages And Alliances' for 'Make peace between parties' and 'Win Wisdom And Approval' for 'Win someone over'.

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