reconcile

[ rek-uhn-sahyl ]

/ ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl /

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verb (used with object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing.

to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.

to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons.

to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).

to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements; to reconcile accounts.

to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, cemetery, etc.).

to restore (an excommunicate or penitent) to communion in a church.

verb (used without object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing.

to become reconciled.

Origin of reconcile

1300–50; Middle English reconcilen<Latin reconciliāre to make good again, repair. See re-, conciliate

SYNONYMS FOR reconcile

2 pacify, propitiate, placate.

4 harmonize.

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ANTONYMS FOR reconcile

3 anger.

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OTHER WORDS FROM reconcile

rec·on·cile·ment, nounrec·on·cil·er, nounrec·on·cil·ing·ly, adverbpre·rec·on·cile, verb (used with object), pre·rec·on·ciled, pre·rec·on·cil·ing.

pre·rec·on·cile·ment, nounqua·si-rec·on·ciled, adjectiveun·rec·on·ciled, adjectiveun·rec·on·cil·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for reconcile

It might be decreed that she and Society were to come to reconcilement.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith
Yet a reconcilement was attained by him, though perhaps he had to fetch it out of Hell.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He read it out to her, enjoying his composition and pleased with his reconcilement of differences.
The Celt and Saxon, Complete|George Meredith
I fondly thought myself the only obstacle to reconcilement, and was willing, whatever it cost me, to remove that obstacle.
Jane Talbot|Charles Brockden Brown

Set on making Godwins personal acquaintance, he also wished for reconcilement to Hogg.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for reconcile

reconcile

/ (ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl) /

verb (tr)

(often passive usually foll by to) to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasantshe reconciled herself to poverty

to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people)

to settle (a quarrel or difference)

to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other

to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc)

Derived forms of reconcile

reconcilement, nounreconciler, nounreconciliation (ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən), nounreconciliatory (ˌrɛkənˈsɪlɪətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for reconcile

C14: from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from re- + conciliāre to make friendly, conciliate

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单词	reconcile
释义	reconcile [ rek-uhn-sahyl ] / ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reconcile ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing. to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate. to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.). to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements; to reconcile accounts. to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, cemetery, etc.). to restore (an excommunicate or penitent) to communion in a church. verb (used without object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing. to become reconciled. Origin of reconcile 1300–50; Middle English reconcilen<Latin reconciliāre to make good again, repair. See re-, conciliate SYNONYMS FOR reconcile 2 pacify, propitiate, placate. 4 harmonize. SEE SYNONYMS FOR reconcile ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR reconcile 3 anger. SEE ANTONYMS FOR reconcile ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM reconcile rec·on·cile·ment, nounrec·on·cil·er, nounrec·on·cil·ing·ly, adverbpre·rec·on·cile, verb (used with object), pre·rec·on·ciled, pre·rec·on·cil·ing. pre·rec·on·cile·ment, nounqua·si-rec·on·ciled, adjectiveun·rec·on·ciled, adjectiveun·rec·on·cil·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reconcile It might be decreed that she and Society were to come to reconcilement. One of Our Conquerors, Complete\|George Meredith Yet a reconcilement was attained by him, though perhaps he had to fetch it out of Hell. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor He read it out to her, enjoying his composition and pleased with his reconcilement of differences. The Celt and Saxon, Complete\|George Meredith I fondly thought myself the only obstacle to reconcilement, and was willing, whatever it cost me, to remove that obstacle. Jane Talbot\|Charles Brockden Brown Set on making Godwins personal acquaintance, he also wished for reconcilement to Hogg. The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)\|John Cordy Jeaffreson British Dictionary definitions for reconcile reconcile / (ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl) / verb (tr) (often passive usually foll by to) to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasantshe reconciled herself to poverty to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people) to settle (a quarrel or difference) to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc) Derived forms of reconcile reconcilement, nounreconciler, nounreconciliation (ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən), nounreconciliatory (ˌrɛkənˈsɪlɪətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective Word Origin for reconcile C14: from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from re- + conciliāre to make friendly, conciliate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reconcile conform, resolve, appease, coordinate, reunite, assuage, rectify, accommodate, harmonize, placate, pacify, integrate, accept, accustom, mitigate, compose, intercede, fit, accord, conciliate
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reconcile

verb (used with object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing.

verb (used without object), rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing.

Origin of reconcile

SYNONYMS FOR reconcile

ANTONYMS FOR reconcile

OTHER WORDS FROM reconcile

Example sentences from the Web for reconcile

British Dictionary definitions for reconcile

verb (tr)

Derived forms of reconcile

Word Origin for reconcile

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