conciliate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To acquire, to procure. obsolete,transitive
    — Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us.
  2. To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together. archaic,transitive
    — It must surely then happen, to a much greater degree, in a great nation, whose government is suddenly dissolved by the resolution of the people; and which, in taking a new form, has so many jarring interests to conciliate […].
  3. To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate. transitive
    — `Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
  4. To mediate in a dispute. intransitive

词形变化

conciliates present,singular,third-person conciliating participle,present conciliated participle,past conciliated past

词汇关系

衍生词
conciliatingly conciliative conciliator conciliatory nonconciliating unconciliated unconciliating
相关词
conciliation council reconcile reconciliate

词源

Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
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