What does Reconcile mean?
Definitions for Reconcile
ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪlrec·on·cile
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Princeton's WordNet
accommodate, reconcile, conciliateverb
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
"The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
harmonize, harmonise, reconcileverb
bring into consonance or accord
"harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb
come to terms
"After some discussion we finally made up"
resign, reconcile, submitverb
accept as inevitable
"He resigned himself to his fate"
Wiktionary
reconcileverb
To recreate friendly relationships.
reconcileverb
To make things compatible or consistent.
reconcileverb
To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To RECONCILEverb
Etymology: reconcilier, Fr. reconcilio, Lat.
This noble passion,
Child of integrity, hath from my soul
Wip’d the black scruples, reconcil’d my thoughts
To thy good truth and honour. William Shakespeare.Submit to Cæsar;
And reconcile thy mighty soul to life. Joseph Addison, Cato.Many wise men, who knew the treasurer’s talent in removing prejudice, and reconciling himself to wavering affections, believ’d the loss of the duke was unseasonable. Edward Hyde.
He that has accustomed himself to take up with what easily offers itself, has reason to fear he shall never reconcile himself to the fatigue of turning things in his mind, to discover their more retired secrets. John Locke.
The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labour with affairs of state. John Locke.
Questions of right and wrong
Which though our consciences have reconciled,
My learning cannot answer. Thomas Southerne, Spartan Dame.Some figures monstrous and mishap’d appear,
Consider’d singly, or beheld too near;
Which but proportion’d to their light or place,
Due distance reconciles to form and grace. Alexander Pope.So thou shalt do for every one that erreth and is simple, so shall ye reconcile the house. Ezek. xlv. 20.
Let him live before thee reconcil’d. John Milton.
Webster Dictionary
Reconcileverb
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
Reconcileverb
to bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions
Reconcileverb
to make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to
Reconcileverb
to adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences
Reconcileverb
to become reconciled
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reconcile
rek′on-sīl, v.t. to restore to friendship or union: to bring to agreement: to bring to contentment: to pacify: to make consistent: to adjust or compose.—adj. Rec′oncilable, that may be reconciled: that may be made to agree: consistent.—n. Rec′oncilableness, possibility of being reconciled: consistency: harmony.—adv. Rec′oncilably, in a reconcilable manner.—ns. Rec′onciler; Reconciliā′tion, Rec′oncilement, act of reconciling: state of being reconciled: renewal of friendship: propitiation: atonement: the bringing to agreement things at variance.—adj. Reconcil′iatory, serving or tending to reconcile. [Fr. réconcilier—L. re-, again, conciliāre, -ātum, to call together.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Reconcile in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Reconcile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Reconcile in a Sentence
We can account for every single ballot that is mailed out and returned to election officials, and once they are in possession of those ballots they reconcile every single one and can tell down to a single ballot whether it was counted or rejected, and still maintain voter secrecy and that's after decades of really building in the controls to make sure that system is secure.
Everybody would be filled with sympathy for Thomas Markle, but I hope we reconcile. I'd hate to die without speaking to Meghan Markle again.
We never shied away from that history, or I never did, and I wanted to confront it, and then the question was,' What to do about it ?' And that went to the recommendations to identify initiatives to reconcile and restore justice with the descendants who feel the historical trauma and pain of what their ancestors suffered.
In the past weeks, divisive statements and allegations have left many members of our community struggling to reconcile our transformative experiences in the local box with what we've been reading online, my view is simple : Racism and sexism are abhorrent and will not be tolerated in CrossFit. We open our arms to everyone, and I will be working hard to rebuild bridges with those whose trust we have lost.
If Trump continues winning, disappointed party elites will need to reconcile with supporting the party nominee. Ultimately, the party has always rallied come convention time, and that will be a healing moment moving forward.
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- srovnat, urovnat, sladit, smířit se, vyrovnat, smířitCzech
- foreneDanish
- versöhnen, schlichten, abstimmenGerman
- bilanciEsperanto
- conciliar, reconciliarSpanish
- وفق دادنPersian
- sovitellaFinnish
- réconcilierFrench
- समाधान करनाHindi
- հաշտվել, բարիշելArmenian
- mendamaikanIndonesian
- ליישבHebrew
- 仲直り, 和解Japanese
- conciliareLatin
- verzoenen, reconcilierenDutch
- reconciliarPortuguese
- allipanakuyQuechua
- reconcilia, împăcaRomanian
- pajtojAlbanian
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