/
kənˈsɪlɪeɪt/
v.
placate (someone); pacify.
▸act as a mediator.
▸formal reconcile.
Derivative
- conciliation n.
- conciliative adj.
- conciliator n.
- conciliatory adj.
Etymology
C16: from L. conciliat-, conciliare ‘combine, gain’, from concilium (see council).
