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conciliated 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/kənˈsilēˌāt/,
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conciliated, past tense; conciliated, past participle; conciliating, present participle; conciliates, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify
    • - concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry
  2. Act as a mediator
    • - he sought to conciliate in the dispute
  3. Reconcile; make compatible
    • - all complaints about charges will be conciliated if possible
  4. Gain (esteem or goodwill)
    • - the arts which conciliate popularity
  1. (conciliate) pacify: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  2. (conciliate) reconcile: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
  3. (conciliate) accommodate: make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
  4. (conciliatory) compromising: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
  5. (conciliatory) intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
  6. (conciliate) Make calm and content; placate; Mediate in a dispute
  7. (conciliate) v. win over; reconcile;
  8. (Conciliate) make calm; pacify; attempt to bring disputing parties to an agreement
  9. (conciliatory) (adj) - calming, pacifying