conciliate
verb (used with object)
to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
have conciliated
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present perfectof conciliate.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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The strength of her beliefs gave her the courage to push on where others might have conciliated.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2013
In the early phases of the quarrel, Diem probably could and should have conciliated the Buddhists.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anxious to propitiate this mysterious being, the prince approached with steady, unaffected ease of manner, and a look of goodwill which might have conciliated almost any one; but it had no effect on the hunter.
From The Hot Swamp by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
She had soft movements that would have conciliated a worse ruffian than Tanqueray in his mood.
From The Creators A Comedy by May Sinclair
None of these qualities would have conciliated his great opponent, Swift, had the field of combat yet remained open to him.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Jonathan Swift
