conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
has conciliated
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present perfectof conciliate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has conciliated the good that is in the dog, and now the dog is his firm friend.
From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
It has conciliated the native princes, who have been greatly pleased by the frank and manly courtesy of their future sovereign.
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
He has tasked himself without sparing; he has gained the affections of his subjects; he has conciliated a hostile Europe; is not this enough?
From Robert Browning by Edward Dowden
When she smiles, he is filled with an extraordinary joy; and when she frowns, he knows no peace till he has conciliated her.
From Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green
The moderation of their proposals of change has conciliated to a great extent their Manchester opponents.
From Contemporary Socialism by John Rae
