Reconcile

  • 21reconcile — 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 <&#8230; …

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  • 22reconcile — verb 1) the news reconciled us Syn: reunite, bring (back) together (again), restore friendly relations between, make peace between; pacify, appease, placate, mollify; formal conciliate Ant: estrange, alienate 2) her divorced parents hav …

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  • 23reconcile — rec•on•cile [[t]ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl[/t]] v. ciled, cil•ing 1) to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired 2) to cause to become friendly or peaceable again: to reconcile hostile persons[/ex] 3) to compose or settle (a quarrel,&#8230; …

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  • 24reconcile — / rekənsaɪl/ verb to make two financial accounts or statements agree ● She is trying to reconcile one account with another or to reconcile the two accounts …

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  • 25reconcile — verb Reconcile is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belief, ↑difference, ↑discrepancy, ↑inconsistency …

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  • 26reconcile — [ rɛk(ə)nsʌɪl] verb 1》 restore friendly relations between.     ↘settle (a quarrel). 2》 make or show to be compatible. 3》 (reconcile someone to) make someone accept (a disagreeable thing). 4》 make (one account) consistent with another, especially&#8230; …

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  • 27reconcile — 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&#8230; …

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  • 28reconcile oneself to — index submit (yield) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29reconcile someone to — make someone accept (a disagreeable thing). → reconcile …

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  • 30reconcile — verb /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ a) To recreate friendly relationships. b) To make things compatible or consistent …

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