conciliate

Yes, pay them beforehand, soften the blow in advance, and conciliate their good will while we still have the chance.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022

He had to reward those who backed him, but many believe he also needed to conciliate those who were unhappy with his election.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2021

But both leaders have been put under rare co-ordinated international pressure to conciliate.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2019

The purpose of politics — or, at any rate, one purpose — is to conciliate and to cooperate.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2018

Lyra knew that this was a time to conciliate, and she was happy to do that, having gotten her way.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Diffidence may check resolution and obstruct performance, but compensates its embarrassments by more important advantages; it conciliates the proud, and softens the severe, averts envy from excellence, and censure from miscarriage.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Samuel Johnson

It gives an air of grandeur, and importance, and mystery, to the scenes: it conciliates our respect.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 270, August 25, 1827 by Various

Another is expressed, that Christ is the propitiation,—in opposition to that provocation, he pacifies wrath, and then conciliates favour by the sacrifice of himself.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

He is anxious to make Stoicism available for his friends; he tones down its gratuitous harshness, accommodates, conciliates.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover

At any rate it promotes happiness, and conciliates good-will, and these will offset an occasional deception.

From Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves by Horatio Alger

I’m further conciliated by Mr. Youngkin’s representation of his state’s recent economic-development wins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

But of course it had its cost, in the sense that it meant he conciliated.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2019

If you notice P losing their cool at the prospect of not being conciliated, don’t respond to their tantrum.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2018

The strength of her beliefs gave her the courage to push on where others might have conciliated.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2013

Carlile, by his new course, exposed himself to be distrusted by his less observing but warm friends, and he conciliated no foe among the Christians.

From Life and Character of Richard Carlile by George Jacob Holyoake

A French visitor — a conservationist for an NGO and a symbolic representative of the European Union — bleats a few conciliating sentiments but is scornfully shut down.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

“However one of the tasks will be conciliating Neymar’s individuality with the team and trying to contain Neymar’s petulance.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2018

“This will have the best possible effect upon the men,” said Lee, and “will do much toward conciliating our people.”

From Washington Post

And in Chicago, where 5,000 farmer-delegates of the conservative American Farm Bureau Federation were holding their 45th annual convention, the Administration made a major effort at conciliating the farmer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chaplain rose quickly and edged away from Yossarian’s bed, and then nodded with a conciliating smile and promised to conduct himself with appropriate caution.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller