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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
conciliate .
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Examples
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His mansion was noble, his library extensive, and his own manners such as conciliated the esteem of almost every one who approached him.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811
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Reagan conciliated moderate Democrats when he needed to.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why President Obama Continually Hails President Reagan Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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By her kind, her meek, her inoffensive behaviour, she had conciliated the sincere good will of all her neighbours and acquaintance; nor amid the busy cares of time was she ever forgetful of Eternity.
Letter 413 2009
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Reagan conciliated moderate Democrats when he needed to.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why President Obama Continually Hails President Reagan Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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“He stood up all the time against Clay,” wrote Donelson, “and yet conciliated the good feeling of both sections of the union.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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“He stood up all the time against Clay,” wrote Donelson, “and yet conciliated the good feeling of both sections of the union.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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It's a delicate endeavor, as one element must be cajoled and conciliated, and the other flatly thwarted within the bounds of democratic politics.
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It's a delicate endeavor, as one element must be cajoled and conciliated, and the other flatly thwarted within the bounds of democratic politics.
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It's a delicate endeavor, as one element must be cajoled and conciliated, and the other flatly thwarted within the bounds of democratic politics.
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So Islam was pacified, the Anglicans and the Jews conciliated.
Jacob Neusner: What Happens When You Call a Professor Infallible? Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI Jacob Neusner 2010
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