conciliate
Soothe ruffled feathers
To conciliate is to win over someone who is hostile or suspicious, or to make peace between opposing parties.
The word suggests patient effort to overcome resistance: She tried to conciliate her angry neighbor with an apology.
Conciliate often appears in formal or diplomatic contexts where reconciliation requires tact and compromise.
Lessen someone's anger
- mollifyReduce anger or distress
- pacifyTo calm agitation
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- propitiateRegain favor through offerings
assuage · calm · defuse · disarm · ease · soften · gentle · allay
Join after separation
- mendRestore after damage
- healRestore to wellness
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- repairRestore to working order
patch-up · bridge · resolve · rapprochement · reconnect · harmonize · reestablish · forgive
Discuss to reach agreement
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- talksSpeaks with others
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
conference · roundtable · bargaining · deliberation · engagement · consultation · statesmanship · treaty
Settle as impartial judge
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- intermediateBetween two levels
- facilitateMake something easier
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
negotiate · go-between · peacemaker · liaison · moderator · third-party · bridge-builder · adjudicate
Harmony between parties
- amityPeaceful mutual regard
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
rapport · fellowship · comity · goodwill · understanding · cooperation · cohesion · balance
placate
Lessen someone's anger
propitiate · assuage · calm · defuse · disarm · ease · soften · gentle · allay · quieten
reunite
Join after separation
repair · patch-up · bridge · resolve · rapprochement · reconnect · harmonize · reestablish · forgive
negotiate
Discuss to reach agreement
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- talksSpeaks with others
summit · conference · roundtable · bargaining · deliberation · engagement · consultation · statesmanship · treaty · accord
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- intermediateBetween two levels
- facilitateMake something easier
broker · negotiate · go-between · peacemaker · liaison · moderator · third-party · bridge-builder · adjudicate · intervene
accord
Harmony between parties
concord · rapport · fellowship · comity · goodwill · understanding · cooperation · cohesion · balance · consonance
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- interveneintervene, step in, intercede, mediate, arbitrate
reconciliation, conciliation, conciliator, conciliatory, conciliators, conciliated, conciliating, conciliations