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rec·on·cile  (rkn-sl)

v. rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing, rec·on·ciles

v.tr.

1. To reestablish a close relationship between.

2. To settle or resolve.

3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.

4. To make compatible or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours. See Synonyms at adapt.

v.intr.

1. To reestablish a close relationship, as in marriage: The estranged couple reconciled after a year.

2. To become compatible or consistent: The figures would not reconcile.

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[Middle English reconcilen, from Old French reconcilier, from Latin reconcilire : re-, re- + concilire, to conciliate; see conciliate.]

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recon·cilement n.

recon·ciler n.

recon·cili·a·tory (-sl--tôr, -tr) adj.

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reconcile [ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl]

vb (tr)

1. (often passive; usually foll by to) to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant she reconciled herself to poverty

2. to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people)

3. to settle (a quarrel or difference)

4. to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc.)

[from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from re- + conciliāre to make friendly, conciliate]

reconcilement  n

reconciler  n

reconciliation  [ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən] n

reconciliatory  [ˌrɛkənˈsɪlɪətərɪ -trɪ] adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reconcile - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" conciliate, accommodate harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"
	2.	reconcile - bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" harmonise, harmonize adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" key - harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
	3.	reconcile - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" conciliate, patch up, settle, make up propitiate, appease - make peace with agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" make peace - end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"
	4.	reconcile - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" resign, submit accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

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reconcile

verb

1. resolve, settle, square, adjust, compose, rectify, patch up, harmonize, put to rights It is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives.

2. reunite, bring back together, make peace between, pacify, conciliate He never believed he and Susan would be reconciled.

3. make peace between, reunite, propitiate, bring to terms, restore harmony between, re-establish friendly relations between my attempt to reconcile him and Toby

reconcile yourself to something accept, come to accept, resign yourself to, get used to, put up with (informal), submit to, yield to, make the best of, accommodate yourself to She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again.

Translations

reconcile [ˈrekənsaɪl] VT

1. (= reunite) [+ persons] → reconciliar
to be reconciled (with) → estar reconciliado(con)
the couple are now reconciled → la pareja está ahora reconciliada

2. (= make compatible) [+ theories, ideals] → conciliar
she reconciled the conflicting pressures of motherhood and career → concilió las exigencias contrapuestas de la maternidad y de una profesión

3. (= settle) [+ differences] → resolver
you must try and reconcile your differences → tenéis que intentar resolver vuestras diferencias

4. (= resign) what reconciled him to it was → lo que hizo que lo aceptara fue ...
to become reconciled to sth → aceptar algo, resignarse a algo
to reconcile o.s. to sth → resignarse a algo

5. [+ accounts] → hacer cuadrar, conciliar(frm)

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reconcile [ˈrɛkənsaɪl] vt

[+ two people] → réconcilier
to be reconciled with sb → être réconcilié(e) avec qn

[+ facts, demands, points of view, ideas, beliefs] → concilier, accorder
to reconcile sth with sth → concilier qch avec qch

(= make accept) to reconcile sb to sth → faire accepter qch à qn
to reconcile o.s. to sth → se résigner à qch
to reconcile o.s. to doing sth → se résigner à faire qch

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reconcile

vt

people → versöhnen, aussöhnen; differences → beilegen; dispute → schlichten; they became or were reconciled → sie versöhnten sich, sie söhnten sich aus

(= make compatible) facts, ideas, theories, principles → miteinander in Einklang bringen, miteinander vereinbaren; to reconcile something with something → etw mit etw in Einklang bringen, etw mit etw vereinbaren; these ideas cannot be reconciled with the plans → diese Ideen sind mit den Plänen unvereinbar; how do you reconcile that with the fact that you said no last week? → wie lässt sich das damit vereinbaren, dass Sie letzte Woche nein or Nein gesagt haben?

(= make accept) to reconcile somebody to something → jdn mit etw versöhnen; to reconcile oneself to something, to become reconciled to something → sich mit etw abfinden; what reconciled him to it was … → was ihn damit versöhnte, war …

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reconcile [ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl] vt (persons) → riconciliare; (theories, contradictions) → conciliare
to become reconciled (people) → riconciliarsi
to reconcile o.s. to sth → rassegnarsi a qc

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reconcile [ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl] vt (persons) → riconciliare; (theories, contradictions) → conciliare
to become reconciled (people) → riconciliarsi
to reconcile o.s. to sth → rassegnarsi a qc

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reconcile

v reconcile [ˈrekənsail]

1 to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled Why won't you be reconciled (with him)? versoen يُصالِح помирявам smířit (se) forsone versöhnen συμφιλιώνω reconciliar(se) lepitama آشتی کردن tehdä sovinto (se) réconcilier (avec) לְהִתפַּייֵס मेलमिलाप करना izgladiti (svađu) kibékít mendamaikan sætta(st) riconciliare, riconciliarsi con 和解させる 화해시키다 sutaikyti izlīgt berbaik semula zich verzoenen forlike, forsone pogodzić reconciliar a (se) împăca (cu) мирить zmieriť (sa) pobotati (se) pomiriti se försona[] ทำให้ปรองดองกัน barış(tır)mak 使和解 примиряти(ся) جھگڑا طے کرنا giải hòa 使和解

2 to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits – it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims. versoen يُوَفِّق بَيْن помирявам sladit, sloučit forene; forlige in Einklang bringen συμβιβάζω conciliar (kokku) sobitama تلفیق کردن sovittaa concilier לְפַייֵס के अनुकूल बनाना uskladiti összeegyeztet mempertemukan samræma conciliare 調和させる 조화시키다 suderinti saskaņot; savienot mempersetujukan in overeenstemming brengen forene, bringe i overensstemmelse pogodzić conciliar a împăca согласовывать zlúčiť, zladiť uskladiti pomiriti förena ทำให้ตกลงกันได้ uzlaştırmak, bağdaştırmak 協調，調和 улагоджувати ہم آہنگ کرنا nhất trí 调解

3 to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now. daarmee versoen يَقْبَل، يَرْضى بِ примирявам smířit se forlige sich abfinden συμφιλιώνομαι, αποδέχομαι κτ. resignarse (a) leppima, lepitama راضی کردن hyväksyä se résigner à לְהַשלִים स्वीकार कर लेना pomiriti se sa belenyugszik vmibe menerima sætta sig við, gera sáttan við rassegnarsi あきらめさせる 감수하다 su(si)taikyti samierināties merestui verzoenen forsone seg med pogodzić (się) (fazer) conformar-se a se resemna, a se împăca (cu situa­ţia) примирить(ся) zmieriť sa sprijazniti se pomiriti se förlika sig med ทำให้ยอมรับ razı etmek, kabul ettirmek (使)接受 примирятися راضی کرنا chấp nhận 使听从于

n reconˌciliˈation [-sili-]

There has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation. versoening مُصالَحَه، صُلْح، تَوْفيق помиряване (u)smiřování forsoning die Versöhnung συμφιλίωση reconciliación leppimine آشتی؛ دوستی sovinto réconciliation פִיוּס फिर से मेलमिलाप pomirenje kibékülés perdamaian sættir riconciliazione 和解 화해 su(si)taikymas, suderinimas izlīgšana; izlīgums; samierināšanās berbaik semula verzoening forsoning, forlik pojednanie reconciliação împăcare, re­con­ciliere примирение (u)zmierenie sprava pomirenje försoning, förlikning การปรองดองกัน barışma, uzlaşma 和解，和好 примирення, улагоджування موافقت sự giải hòa 和解