conciliate meaning and definition

CONCILIATE verb

Definition of conciliate (verb)

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   • "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
   • synonyms: appease, assuage, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate
2. come to terms
   • "After some discussion we finally made up"
   • synonyms: make up, patch up, reconcile, settle
3. make (one thing) compatible with (another)
   • "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
   • synonyms: accommodate, reconcile