conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
conciliated
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past participleof conciliate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof conciliate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
conciliateverb (used with object)to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
Example Sentences
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I’m further conciliated by Mr. Youngkin’s representation of his state’s recent economic-development wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But of course it had its cost, in the sense that it meant he conciliated.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2019
If you notice P losing their cool at the prospect of not being conciliated, don’t respond to their tantrum.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2018
The strength of her beliefs gave her the courage to push on where others might have conciliated.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2013
The Irish policy of the ministry had not conciliated the Irish people, and O’Connell denounced them with the greatest bitterness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
