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quieten vs conciliate

conciliate vs quieten

quieten and conciliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quieten No No Yes No
conciliate No No Yes No
As verbs, conciliate is a hyponym of quieten; that is, conciliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quieten:
  • quieten: make calm or still
  • conciliate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other hyponyms of quieten include lull, compose, appease, assuage, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
quieten (verb) conciliate (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk make (one thing) compatible with (another)
make calm or still come to terms
become quiet or quieter cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Difference between quieten and conciliate

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