What does reconcile mean?
Definitions for reconcile
ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪlrec·on·cile
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word reconcile.
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.
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reconcile
To reconcile means to restore a relationship or bring back into harmony after a disagreement or conflict. It also refers to making consistent or compatible, making accounts or figures agree, or accepting an unpleasant situation.
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
It felt selfish to be taking them to an event that a) they were not terribly interested in attending, b) has an elevated risk associated with it and c) they have no say in, while the risk of something terrible happening is probably very slim, I don’t know how you reconcile that if something does go sideways. Better the one true fan [ my husband ] attend on his own. He's an adult who can competently assess the risk.
He certainly won't be the first president… who has done that, has taken a look at the nine members and taken a look at America and tries to reconcile some proportion of that.
It's important to remember that Charles was a white Alabaman, he was the photographer at the Montgomery Advertiser -- hardly a bastion of integration -- who became very sympathetic to the movement. I knew Charles pretty well, and he had many sides to him -- sides he was able to reconcile and that allowed him to shoot with a deep understanding of so many different points of view. He was not parachuting into these marches and protests in the South. He had roots there and was fully engaged.
What more evidence do we need than the last 48 hours as we reconcile what just happened with the US Supreme Court and what is happening in Texas.
It's impossible to reconcile, what we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest. What we saw after was a place built upon devastating tragedy.
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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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