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rec·on·cile
(rĕk′ən-sīl′)v. rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing, rec·on·ciles
v.tr.
1. To reestablish a close relationship between: reconciled the opposing parties.
2. To settle or resolve: reconciled the dispute.
3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.
4. To make compatible, harmonious, or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours.
5. To compare (one financial account) so that it is consistent or compatible with another: reconciled my ledger against my bank statement.
v.intr.
1. To reestablish a close relationship, as in marriage: The estranged couple reconciled after a year.
2. To become compatible, harmonious, or consistent: The figures would not reconcile.
[Middle English reconcilen, from Old French reconcilier, from Latin reconciliāre : re-, re- + conciliāre, to conciliate; see conciliate.]
rec′on·cile′ment n.
rec′on·cil′er n.
rec′on·cil′i·a·to′ry (-sĭl′ē-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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reconcile
(ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl)vb (tr)
1. (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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc)
[C14: from Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from re- + conciliāre to make friendly, conciliate]
ˈreconˌcilement n
ˈreconˌciler n
reconciliation n
reconciliatory adj
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rec•on•cile
(ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl)v. -ciled, -cil•ing. v.t.
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.
3. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).
4. to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile accounts.
5. to restore (an excommunicate or penitent) to communion in a church.
v.i. 6. to become reconciled.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin reconciliāre. See re-, conciliate]
rec′on•cil`a•ble, adj.
rec`on•cil`a•bil′i•ty, n.
rec′on•cile`ment, n.
rec′on•cil`er, n.
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reconcile
Past participle: reconciled
Gerund: reconciling
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Verb | 1. | reconcile - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" |
2. | reconcile - bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" 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" 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" 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.
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reconcile
verb1. To reestablish friendship between:
2. To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord:
3. To bring (oneself) to accept:
4. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:
5. To bring into accord:
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Translations
يُصالِحيَقْبَل، يَرْضى بِيُوَفِّق بَيْن
sladitsloučitsmířitsmířit se
foreneforligeforsone
összeegyeztet
sættasætta sig viî, gera sáttan viîsamræma
susitaikinimas
izlīgtsamierinātiessaskaņotsavienot
zmieriť
bağdaştırmakbarış makkabul ettirmekrazı etmekuzlaştırmak
reconcile
[ˈrekənsaɪl] VT1. (= reunite) [+ persons] → reconciliar
to be reconciled (with) → estar reconciliado (con)
the couple are now reconciled → la pareja está ahora reconciliada
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
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
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
to become reconciled to sth → aceptar algo, resignarse a algo
to reconcile o.s. to sth → resignarse a algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reconcile
[ˈrɛkənsaɪl] vt [+ facts, demands, points of view, ideas, beliefs] → concilier, accorder
to reconcile sth with sth → concilier qch avec qch
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
to reconcile o.s. to sth → se résigner à qch
to reconcile o.s. to doing sth → se résigner à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
reconcile
[ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl] vt (persons) → riconciliare; (theories, contradictions) → conciliareto become reconciled (people) → riconciliarsi
to reconcile o.s. to sth → rassegnarsi a qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reconcile
(ˈrekənsail) verb1. to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled. Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?
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.
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.
ˈreconˌciliˈation (-sili-) nounThere has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation.
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reconcile
v. reconciliar; reconciliarse; resignarse, conformarse.
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