0 present participle of conciliate --
1 to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way: --
When will he commence conciliating, trying to bring both sides together and encouraging a settlement which will relieve the anxiety and suffering of the people of the country?
How can you justify, except for the purpose of conciliating a certain number of persons, a distinction of that kind, and how dangerous it will be to institute it.
Adenauer who said that an infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured by it.
They had plenty of opportunities of conciliating moderate men in another place.
They find ways of conciliating the opinion of those who support them.
The other two are the trusting and generous and the cautious and conciliating.
I understand there has been an amount of compromise; at any rate, very considerable concessions have been made with a view to conciliating opposition.
The trade unions on the conciliating bodies carry great responsibilities.
