conciliate

verb
/ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from conciliātus

Definitions

  1. To acquire, to procure.

    • Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us.
  2. To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.)

    To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.

    • 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 make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.

    • `Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To mediate in a dispute.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at conciliate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at conciliate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at conciliate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA