Definition of: conciliate

(kən·sil′ē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To overcome the enmity or hostility of; obtain the friendship of; placate; mollify: to conciliate an enemy.
2. To secure or attract by reconciling measures; gain; win. [<L conciliatus, pp. of conciliare <concilium council]
—con·cil·i·a·ble (kən·sil′ē·ə·bəl) adjective
—con·cil′i·a′tor noun
—con·cil·i·a·to·ry (kən·sil′ē·ə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē), con·cil′i·a′tive adjective
—con·cil′i·a·to′ri·ly adverb
—con·cil′i·a·to′ri·ness noun