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Solace vs Conciliate - What's the difference?

solace | conciliate |

As verbs the difference between solace and conciliate

is that solace is to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console while conciliate is make calm and content; placate.

As a noun solace

is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

solace

English

Noun

  • Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
    • You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace .
  • A source of comfort or consolation.
  • * Rambler
    • The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

    Synonyms

    * comfort * consolation * relief * support

    Derived terms

    * solaceful * solacement

    Verb

    (solac)
  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
  • To allay or assuage.
  • To take comfort; to be cheered.
  • * 1593 , , IV. v. 48:
    • But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.

    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