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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.
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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 1535. Meaning "to make (discordant facts or statements) consistent" is from 1565.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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