conciliate
/kənˈsɪlɪeɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate; pacify使平息怒气; 安抚, 安慰：
concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry.
作出让步以安抚农民。
1.1
- no obj. act as a mediator充当调停人; 调和, 调解：
he sought to conciliate in the dispute.
他试图调解此争端。
1.2
- formal reconcile; make compatible〈正式〉使和解, 使和好：
all complaints about charges will be conciliated if possible.
有可能的话, 所有关于收费的投诉都会得到解决。
2
- archaic gain (esteem or goodwill)〈古〉赢得（尊重, 善意, 好感）：
the arts which conciliate popularity.
赢得声望的技艺。
派生词
conciliation
nounconciliative
adjectiveconciliator
nounconciliatoriness
noun词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin conciliat- 'combined， gained'， from the verb conciliare, from concilium （see COUNCIL）.