<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor</li><li>to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor)</li><li>to make compatible; reconcile</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become agreeable or reconciled: Efforts to conciliate in the dispute proved fruitless.</li></ul>