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reconcile - 6 dictionary results

rec⋅on⋅cile

[rek-uhn-sahyl] verb, -ciled, -cil⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
2. to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons.
3. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).
4. to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements; to reconcile accounts.
5. to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, cemetery, etc.).
6. to restore (an excommunicate or penitent) to communion in a church.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become reconciled.

Origin:
1300–50; ME reconcilen < L reconciliāre to make good again, repair. See re-, conciliate


rec⋅on⋅cile⋅ment, noun
rec⋅on⋅cil⋅er, noun
rec⋅on⋅cil⋅ing⋅ly, adverb


2. pacify, propitiate, placate. 4. harmonize.


3. anger.
rec·on·cile   (rěk'ən-sīl')   
v.   rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing, rec·on·ciles

v.   tr.
  1. To reestablish a close relationship between.
  2. To settle or resolve.
  3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.
  4. To make compatible or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours. See Synonyms at adapt.
v.   intr.
  1. To reestablish a close relationship, as in marriage: The estranged couple reconciled after a year.
  2. To become compatible or consistent: The figures would not reconcile.

[Middle English reconcilen, from Old French reconcilier, from Latin reconciliāre : re-, re- + conciliāre, to conciliate; see conciliate.]
rec'on·cile'ment n., rec'on·cil'er n., rec'on·cil'i·a·to'ry (-sĭl'ē-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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.

Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. --Dryden.

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

We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20.

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

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

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

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.

4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences.

Syn: To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease.

Reconcile

Rec"on*cile`\, v. i. To become reconciled. [Obs.]
Language Translation for : reconcile
Spanish: reconciliar(se),
German: versöhnen,
Japanese: 和解させる

reconcile 
c.1300, of persons, from L. reconcilare "to bring together again," from re- "again" + concilare "make friendly" (see conciliate). Reflexive sense is recorded from 1535. Meaning "to make (discordant facts or statements) consistent" is from 1565.

Main Entry: rec·on·cile
Pronunciation: 're-k&n-"sIl
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ciled; -cil·ing
transitive verb 1 a : to restore to harmony <reconciled the parties> <reconciled the marriage> b : to bring to resolution <reconcile differences>
2 a : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy b : to account for intransitive verb : to become reconciled; specifically : to voluntarily resume cohabitation as spouses prior to a divorce becoming final with the mutual intention of remaining together and reestablishing a harmonious relationship reconciled> —rec·on·cil·abil·i·ty /"re-k&n-"sI-l&-'bi-l&-tE/ nounrec·on·cil·able /"re-k&n-'sI-l&-b&l/ adjectiverec·on·cile·ment nounrec·on·cil·i·a·tion /"re-k&n-"si-lE-'A-sh&n/ noun
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