GRE vocabulary
conciliate
to win over or pacify someone by friendly means
In a sentence
Conciliate in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing conciliate in a sentence.
She tried to conciliate the angry customers with refunds and apologies.
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “conciliate”
Conciliate (verb) means to win over or pacify someone by friendly means
Here is conciliate used in an example sentence: "She tried to conciliate the angry customers with refunds and apologies."
Common synonyms for conciliate include appease, placate, pacify, mollify.
Antonyms of conciliate include antagonize, provoke, incite.
Conciliate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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