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Incite vs Conciliate - What's the difference?

incite | conciliate |

As verbs the difference between incite and conciliate

is that incite is to rouse, stir up or excite while conciliate is make calm and content; placate.

incite

English

Verb

(incit)
  • To rouse, stir up or excite.
  • The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.

    Anagrams

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    conciliate

    English

    Verb

    (conciliat)
  • Make calm and content; placate.
  • Mediate in a dispute.
  • Quotations

    * 1759 – , Theory of Moral Sentiments , page 337 *: Frankness and openness conciliate confidence.

    Derived terms

    * conciliatory