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conciliate

/kənˈsɪlieɪt/verb

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मनाना, शांत करना, सुलह करना

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verbconciliated, conciliating
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to make somebody less angry or more friendly, especially by being kind and pleasant or by giving them something

    मनाना, शांत करना, सुलह करना

    • The government tried to conciliate the farmers by raising the support price.
    • a conciliating gesture

    Synonyms placate pacify appease mollify propitiate

    Opposite provoke antagonise alienate enrage

  2. 2

    [I] formal

    to try to end a disagreement between two groups

    मध्यस्थता करना, समझौता कराना

    • An independent body was set up to conciliate in the dispute.

    Synonyms mediate arbitrate intercede

◇Word family
conciliation nounconciliatory adjectiveconciliator noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

placate pacify appease mollify propitiate mediate arbitrate intercede

Antonyms

provoke antagonise alienate enrage

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The adjective conciliatory, as in 'a conciliatory tone', is very common in newspaper writing.

Usage में adjective conciliatory, जैसे 'a conciliatory tone', अख़बारों की भाषा में बहुत प्रचलित है।