Conciliate Definition & Meaning

conciliate
verb
  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  2. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
  3. make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

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