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ənˌsaɪl 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.).
verb (used without object)
7.
to become reconciled.
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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
Synonyms
2. pacify, propitiate, placate. 4. harmonize.
2. pacify, propitiate, placate. 4. harmonize.
Antonyms
3. anger.
3. anger.
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reconcile (ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by to) | |
| 1. | to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant: she reconciled herself to poverty |
| 2. | to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people) |
| 3. | to settle (a quarrel or difference) |
| 4. | to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other |
| 5. | to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc) |
| [C14: from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from | |
| 'reconcilement | |
| —n | |
| 'reconciler | |
| —n | |
| reconciliation | |
| —n | |
| reconciliatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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 1530s. Meaning "to make (discordant facts or statements) consistent" is from 1560s.
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