conciliate
to win over, soothe, or bring into agreement
Roots
Other words with the concili root
- conciliation: process of restoring agreement or goodwill
- conciliator: person who helps restore agreement
- conciliatory: intended to bring people together or reduce hostility
- reconcile: to restore friendly relations or make things consistent
- reconciliation: restoration of agreement, friendship, or consistency
Conciliate means bring people together before conflict hardens.
The mediator tried to conciliate the neighbors before the dispute reached court.
Conciliate is not just calm-down vocabulary. Its structure is social: people, interests, or sides are brought back toward one another.