Conciliate and Roil

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Conciliate verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies

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Roil is an antonym for conciliate.

Roil verb - To make angry.

Usage example: the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Conciliate is an antonym for roil.

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Roil and Conciliate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conciliate/roil

Conciliate & Roil. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conciliate/roil>.

Roil or Conciliate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conciliate/roil.

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