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conciliate

verb (conciliate, conciliates, conciliated, conciliating)

«conciliate» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says air keeps the balance between fire and water. Later readers took this as a picture of harmony between opposites. In the primary lessons: in tales, a gift or sacrifice is made to calm an angry river or spirit

Meaning

(formal) To calm someone who is angry, or win back their goodwill, by kind or generous acts. tree →

Examples

  • The Three are Water, Air and Fire ; Fire above, Water below, and Air conciliating between them ; and the sign of these things is that the Fire sustains (volatilizes) the waters ; Mem is mute. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
  • He tried to conciliate his angry sister with a present. tree →
  • The king sent gifts to conciliate the angry gods. tree →
  • A sorry note may conciliate a cross teacher. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/conciliate/