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appease vs conciliate

conciliate vs appease

appease and conciliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appease No No Yes No
conciliate No No Yes No
As verbs, conciliate is a hypernym of appease; that is, conciliate is a word with a broader meaning than appease:
  • appease: make peace with
  • conciliate: come to terms
Other hypernyms of appease include make up, patch up, reconcile, settle.
As verbs, appease and conciliate are synonyms defined as:
  • appease and conciliate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other synonyms of appease include assuage, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
appease (verb) conciliate (verb)
make peace with make (one thing) compatible with (another)
overcome or allay come to terms
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Difference between appease and conciliate

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