conciliate

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Timid men in the North began to cry: "Conciliate, conciliate!"

From The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict by Hillis, Newell Dwight

Conciliate, kon-sil′i-āt, v.t. to gain, or win over: to gain the love or good-will of such as have been indifferent or hostile: to pacify.—v.i. to make friends.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Conciliate? it jest means be kicked,   No metter how they phrase an' tone it; It means thet we're to set down licked,   Thet we're poor shotes an' glad to own it!

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell

Things of no moment, colour of the hair, Shape of a leg, complexion brown or fair, 40 A dress well chosen, or a patch misplaced, Conciliate favour, or create distaste.

From Poetical Works by Churchill, Charles

Conciliate him, and you may laugh at the pragmatic.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel