conciliate
Example Sentences
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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
Vocabulary lists containing conciliate
Lee Surrenders to Grant (1865)
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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Oliver Twist
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