The meaning of Conciliate

verb

Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

Usage examples:

Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups

verb

Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Usage examples:

The letter assuaged the fears of most members

verb

To make unpleasant feelings less strong

Usage examples:

The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.

phrasal verb

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

phrasal verb

To stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way

Usage examples:

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down., she was angry at first but we manag…

verb

Take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country).

Usage examples:

Guerrillas had completely disarmed their forces

noun

An act of taking a weapon away from someone.

Usage examples:

A well-executed disarm

verb

To take weapons away from someone, or give up weapons

Usage examples:

[ t ] store security guards disarmed him and held him for the police., [ i ] the revolutionary grou…

noun

The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

Usage examples:

His tales are full of humour

verb

Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

Usage examples:

She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun

The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny

Usage examples:

He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

verb

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

Usage examples:

Nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists

verb

To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle

Usage examples:

She was not mollified by his apology.

verb

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

Usage examples:

He had to pacify angry spectators

verb

To cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied

Usage examples:

The governor later apologized, but union members weren’t pacified., the us plans to send troops to …

verb

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Usage examples:

They attempted to placate the students with promises

verb

Cause to be more favorably inclined

verb

To stop someone from feeling angry

Usage examples:

She’s more easily placated than her husband.

verb

Win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.

Usage examples:

The pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices

verb

To please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you

Usage examples:

In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god., the radicals in t…

verb

Restore friendly relations between.

Usage examples:

The king and the archbishop were publicly reconciled

Come to terms

verb

To adjust the way you think about a fact or situation that is opposed to another fact or situation so that you can accept both

Usage examples:

How do we reconcile the seemingly contradictory notions of cutting taxes and balancing the budget?,…

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

verb

To cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less

Usage examples:

I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her., a soothing ointment for sunburn

verb

Make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.

Usage examples:

A cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin

verb

To make something taste sweet

Usage examples:

Sweeten the nut bread by adding dried fruit., infml if they want to settle the strike, the owners s…

verb

To make something more attractive and acceptable

Usage examples:

Sweeten the deal/bid/offer, the city had tried to sweeten the deal with a $140 million package., th…