reconcile
verb/ˈrekənsaɪl/
/ˈrekənsaɪl/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reconcile | /ˈrekənsaɪl/ /ˈrekənsaɪl/ |
| he / she / it reconciles | /ˈrekənsaɪlz/ /ˈrekənsaɪlz/ |
| past simple reconciled | /ˈrekənsaɪld/ /ˈrekənsaɪld/ |
| past participle reconciled | /ˈrekənsaɪld/ /ˈrekənsaɪld/ |
| -ing form reconciling | /ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/ |
- reconcile something (with something) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other
- an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment
- It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
Extra Examples- It is difficult to reconcile the facts with the judge's conclusion.
- We are left with the problem of reconciling our religion with the modern view of women.
- We are still trying to reconcile the needs of the two groups.
- trying to find some way of reconciling the two conflicting views
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- [usually passive] to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement
- reconcile somebody The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology.
- reconcile somebody with somebody He has recently been reconciled with his wife.
- reconcile somebody/yourself (to something) to make somebody/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it synonym resign yourself to
- He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.
- No amount of designer labels could reconcile her to missing out on the trip.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French reconcilier or Latin reconciliare, from Latin re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + conciliare ‘bring together’.
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