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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECONCI'LE, v.t. [L. reconcilio; re and concilio; con and calo, to call, Gr. The literal sense is to call back into union.]
1. To conciliate anew; to call back into union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to friendship or favor after estrangement; as, to reconcile men or parties that have been at variance.
Go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother - Matthew 5.
We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5. Ephesians 2. Colossians 1.
2. To bring to acquiescence, content or quiet submission; with to; as, to reconcile one's self to afflictions. It is our duty to be reconciled to the dispensations of Providence.
3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; followed by with or to.
The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state.
Some figures monstrous and misshap'd appear, considered singly, or beheld too near; which but proportion'd to their light and place, due distance reconciles to form and grace.
4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences or quarrels.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: accommodate, reconcile, conciliate]
2: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, reconcile]
3: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle]
4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign, reconcile, submit]

Merriam Webster's

verb (-ciled; -ciling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler, from Latin reconciliare, from re- + conciliare to conciliate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to restore to friendship or harmony <reconciled the factions> b. settle, resolve <reconcile differences> 2. to make consistent or congruous <reconcile an ideal with reality> 3. to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant <was reconciled to hardship> 4. a. to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy b. to account for intransitive verb to become reconciled Synonyms: see adapt • reconcilability noun • reconcilable adjective • reconcilement noun • reconciler noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 make friendly again after an estrangement. 2 (usu. in refl. or passive; foll. by to) make acquiescent or contentedly submissive to (something disagreeable or unwelcome) (was reconciled to failure). 3 settle (a quarrel etc.). 4 a harmonize; make compatible. b show the compatibility of by argument or in practice (cannot reconcile your views with the facts). Derivatives: reconcilable adj. reconcilability n. reconcilement n. reconciler n. reconciliation n. reconciliatory adj. Etymology: ME f. OF reconcilier or L reconciliare (as RE-, conciliare CONCILIATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reconcile Rec"on*cile` (-s?l`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reconciled (-s?ld`); p. pr. & vb. n. Reconciling.] [F. r['e]concilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare to bring together, to unite. See Conciliate.] 1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. --Dryden. The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop. --Chaucer. We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20. 2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions. 3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to. The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state. --Locke. Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Considered singly, or beheld too near; Which, but proportioned to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. --Pope. 4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. Syn: To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reconcile Rec"on*cile`, v. i. To become reconciled. [Obs.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(reconciles, reconciling, reconciled) 1. 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. It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father... Negotiators must now work out how to reconcile these demands with American demands for access. VERB: V pl-n, V n with n 2. If you are reconciled with someone, you become friendly with them again after a quarrel or disagreement. He never believed he and Susan would be reconciled... Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days. V-RECIP-PASSIVE: pl-n be V-ed, be V-ed with n 3. If you reconcile two people, you make them become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement. ...my attempt to reconcile him with Toby. VERB: V n with n 4. If you reconcile yourself to an unpleasant situation, you accept it, although it does not make you happy to do so. She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again. VERB: V pron-refl to n/-ing • reconciled She felt a little more reconciled to her lot. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n/-ing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Conciliate, pacify, appease, propitiate, restore to friendship, reunite. 2. Content, bring to acquiescence, make contented. 3. Harmonize, make consistent, bring into harmony. 4. Settle, adjust, compose, heal, make up.

Moby Thesaurus

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