conciliate
和解させる
解説 Definition
対立する二者の間に入り、双方が受け入れられる妥協点へ導いて関係を修復させる動詞です。労使交渉、外交、紛争処理などで、第三者や代表者が溝を埋める公的な調整を表します。
To conciliate means to reduce someone's anger or to make people become less hostile and more willing to agree. It is often used in formal situations such as conflict, negotiation, or politics. The word suggests calming a problem through compromise or a friendly action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この義では conciliate を「間に立って和解へ向かわせる」と押さえます。conciliation「調停」、conciliatory「融和的な」と同じ語族で、dispute, union, management, parties など複数の当事者を含む文脈に出やすいです。mediate が仲介行為を広く指すのに対し、conciliate は敵対感をやわらげ、歩み寄りを成立させる方向まで含む書き言葉寄りの語です。
Remember the word family: `conciliate`, `conciliation`, `conciliatory`. They often appear in formal situations like labor disputes, diplomacy, or legal talks. Compared with `mediate`, which means to act in the middle, `conciliate` suggests helping both sides move closer and calm the conflict.
例文
The union asked a counselor to conciliate with management.
組合は経営側との調整のためにカウンセラーに仲介を依頼した。
She tried to conciliate her friends after the argument.
彼女は口論のあと、友人たちの仲を取り持とうとした。
conciliate の類義語・関連語
conciliate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
conciliate はラテン語 conciliare「結びつける・味方に引き入れる」に由来し、背景には concilium「集まり・会議」があります。人を一つの場に集めて心を近づける感覚から、「対立をやわらげて和解させる」という意味になりました。関連語は council, reconcile。
Conciliate comes from Latin conciliare, meaning "to bring together" or "win over," related to concilium, "assembly" or "council." The early idea was bringing people into agreement or onto one side. From that, the meaning developed into calming conflict and making someone more friendly or willing to accept peace. A related English word is council.
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