How do you use Conciliate in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like reconcile or tranquilize, plus the exact meaning.
Conciliate meaning
- To acquire, to procure.
- To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
- To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
Synonyms of Conciliate
Using Conciliate
- The main meaning on this page is: To acquire, to procure. | To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together. | To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
- Useful related words include: reconcile, tranquillize, tranquilize, quiet.
- In the example corpus, conciliate often appears in combinations such as: to conciliate, conciliate the.
Context around Conciliate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conciliate
- In this selection, "conciliate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vitellius and leaders stand out and add context to how "conciliate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to conciliate about 4000 and attempt to conciliate vitellius by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conciliate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conciliate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Walmart declined to conciliate the matter. (7 words)
After a vain attempt to conciliate Vitellius by the offer of a share in the Empire, Otho, with unexpected vigor, prepared for war. (23 words)
Hitler also wanted to conciliate leaders of the Reichswehr and conservatives of the country, people whose support Hitler needed to solidify his position. (23 words)
Responding to a question on why it is always difficult for the government to nip public sector workers’ crisis in the bud before it snowballs into a strike, Ngige said his ministry has been able to conciliate about 4000 labour disputes successfully. (42 words)
King Antiochus III the Great wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects guaranteed their right to "live according to their ancestral customs" and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem. (34 words)
There were no longer church lands available with which to conciliate the nobles, the burden of taxation was heavy, and Albert's rule became unpopular. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Responding to a question on why it is always difficult for the government to nip public sector workers’ crisis in the bud before it snowballs into a strike, Ngige said his ministry has been able to conciliate about 4000 labour disputes successfully.
But Walmart declined to conciliate the matter.
After a vain attempt to conciliate Vitellius by the offer of a share in the Empire, Otho, with unexpected vigor, prepared for war.
Hitler also wanted to conciliate leaders of the Reichswehr and conservatives of the country, people whose support Hitler needed to solidify his position.
King Antiochus III the Great wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects guaranteed their right to "live according to their ancestral customs" and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem.
There were no longer church lands available with which to conciliate the nobles, the burden of taxation was heavy, and Albert's rule became unpopular.
Common combinations with conciliate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to conciliate 6×
- conciliate the 2×