conciliate
/ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
Archaic; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Frankneſs and openneſs conciliate confidence. We truſt the man who ſeems willing to truſt us."
- "It must surely then happen, to a much greater degree, in a great nation, whose government is suddenly dissolved by the resolution of the people; and which, in taking a new form, has so many jarring interests to conciliate […]."
- "`Surely, my father,' I answered courteously, feeling certain that I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin conciliātus, perfect passive participle of conciliō (“to unite”), from concilium (“council, meeting”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kelh₁-, conciliātus