Reconcile

Reconcile
Reconcile Rec"on*cile` (-s?l`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reconciled} (-s?ld`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reconciling}.] [F. r['e]concilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare to bring together, to unite. See {Conciliate}.] 1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. [1913 Webster]

Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20. [1913 Webster]

2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions. [1913 Webster]

3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to. [1913 Webster]

The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Considered singly, or beheld too near; Which, but proportioned to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • reconcile to — [phrasal verb] reconcile (someone) to (something) : to cause (someone) to accept (something unpleasant) He eventually became reconciled to his position in life. I reconciled myself to the loss. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • reconcile — [v1] make peace; adjust accommodate, accord, accustom, appease, arbitrate, arrange, assuage, attune, bring together, bring to terms, bury the hatchet*, come together, compose, conciliate, conform, cool*, coordinate, fit, fix up, get together on,… …   New thesaurus

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  • Reconcile — Rec on*cile , v. i. To become reconciled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • reconcile — conform, accommodate, adjust, *adapt Analogous words: harmonize, accord, square, *agree: *correct, rectify, amend, revise …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reconcile — [rek′ən sīl΄] vt. reconciled, reconciling [ME reconsilen < OFr reconcilier < L reconciliare: see RE & CONCILIATE] 1. to make friendly again or win over to a friendly attitude 2. to settle (a quarrel, difference, etc.) 3. to make (arguments …   English World dictionary

  • reconcile — UK [ˈrekənsaɪl] / US [ˈrekənˌsaɪl] verb Word forms reconcile : present tense I/you/we/they reconcile he/she/it reconciles present participle reconciling past tense reconciled past participle reconciled 1) [transitive] to find a way to make ideas …   English dictionary

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