conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
had conciliated
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past perfectof conciliate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her affability had conciliated many who had been repelled by his freezing looks and short answers.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
He had conciliated the House of Lords, which in old days had looked askance at the picturesque adventurer.
From Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography by George William Erskine Russell
From an early day there had been "miners' courts," which, with their alcaldes, had conciliated differences.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert A. Wilson
The consistency of his public conduct had gained for him the entire confidence of the Whigs; and the urbanity of his manners had conciliated the Tories.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Always moderate in victory, he had suppressed the insurrections without bloodshed, and had conciliated the people by his moderation.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
