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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.
EXPANDto reconsecrate (a desecrated church, cemetery, etc.).
6.
COLLAPSEto restore (an excommunicate or penitent) to communion in a church.
verb (used without object)
7.
to become reconciled.
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Reconciled
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English reconcilen < Latin reconciliāre to make good again, repair. See re-, conciliate
1300–50; Middle English reconcilen < Latin reconciliāre to make good again, repair. See re-, conciliate
Related forms
rec·on·cile·ment, noun
rec·on·cil·er, noun
rec·on·cil·ing·ly, adverb
pre·rec·on·cile, verb (used with object), pre·rec·on·ciled, pre·rec·on·cil·ing.
pre·rec·on·cile·ment, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
2. pacify, propitiate, placate. 4. harmonize.
2. pacify, propitiate, placate. 4. harmonize.
Antonyms
3. anger.
3. anger.
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Example Sentences
- We are simply asking for agriculture to be reconciled with biodiversity conservation.
- But those are past mistakes that he has never reconciled with, nor apologized for.
- But many of these rebels recently reconciled themselves to the southern leadership in return for money and promises of amnesty.
WordNet
| reconciled | |
adjective | |
| made compatible or consistent |
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