reconcile

reconcile
[[t]re̱kənsaɪl[/t]]
reconciles, reconciling, reconciled
1) VERB If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful.

[V pl-n] It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father...

[V pl-n] We suggest that it is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives...

[V n with n] Negotiators must now work out how to reconcile these demands with American demands for access.

2) V-RECIP-PASSIVE If you are reconciled with someone, you become friendly with them again after a quarrel or disagreement.

[pl-n be V-ed] He never believed he and Susan would be reconciled...

[be V-ed with n] Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.

3) VERB If you reconcile two people, you make them become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement.

[V n with n] ...my attempt to reconcile him with Toby.

4) VERB If you reconcile yourself to an unpleasant situation, you accept it, although it does not make you happy to do so.

[V pron-refl to n/-ing] She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again.

Derived words:
reconciled ADJ-GRADED v-link ADJ to n/-ing

She felt, if not grateful for her own lot, at least a little more reconciled to it.


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