Definitions for reconcile
ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪlrec·on·cile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. accommodate, reconcile, conciliateverb

   make (one thing) compatible with (another)

   "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

2. harmonize, harmonise, reconcileverb

   bring into consonance or accord

   "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

3. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb

   come to terms

   "After some discussion we finally made up"

4. resign, reconcile, submitverb

   accept as inevitable

   "He resigned himself to his fate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. reconcileverb

   To recreate friendly relationships.

2. reconcileverb

   To make things compatible or consistent.

3. reconcileverb

   To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RECONCILEverb

   Etymology: reconcilier, Fr. reconcilio, Lat.

   1. To make to like again.

   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.

   2. To make to be liked again.

   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.

   3. To make any thing consistent.

   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.

   4. To restore to favour.

   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 DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

2. Reconcileverb

   to bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions

3. Reconcileverb

   to make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to

4. Reconcileverb

   to adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences

5. Reconcileverb

   to become reconciled

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconcile in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconcile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reconcile in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   When you just testified a minute ago that you didn't know of critical race theory… in K through 12, I will confess, I find that statement a little hard to reconcile with the public record, because if you look at the Georgetown Day School's curriculum, it is filled and overflowing with critical race theory… among… the books that are either assigned or recommended.

2. Katie Pavlich:

   Yes, we have just watched what President Joe Biden had to say to the country about unity ... but it’s very difficult to reconcile unity with very deep disagreements when it comes to policies and how to move the country forward.

3. Joel Kruger:

   It’s becoming increasingly difficult for the Fed to be able to reconcile its stance that inflation is transitory. At some point the definition of transitory is called into question.

4. Mehmet Gormez:

   Is the current situation of millions of Syrian refugees much less cause for concern to the Vatican than what happened during the Armenian deportation? i find the Pope's statement immoral, and can't reconcile it with basic Christian values.

5. Ryan Cloutier:

   Ultimately, we found that Jupiter is capable of ejecting the fifth giant planet while retaining a moon with the orbit of Callisto, on the other hand, it would have been very difficult for Saturn to do so because Iapetus would have been excessively unsettled, resulting in an orbit that is difficult to reconcile with its current trajectory.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reconcile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconcile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reconcile
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcile
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=reconcile