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reconcile Definition

rec·on·cile (rek′ən sīl′)

transitive verb -·ciled′, -·cil′·ing

  1. to make friendly again or win over to a friendly attitude
  2. to settle (a quarrel, difference, etc.)
  3. to make (arguments, ideas, texts, accounts, etc.) consistent, compatible, etc.; bring into harmony
  4. to make content, submissive, or acquiescent (to) to become reconciled to one's lot

Etymology: ME reconsilen < OFr reconcilier < L reconciliare: see re- & conciliate

reconcile Synonyms

reconcile

v.

  1. To adjust

    adapt, arrange, regulate, square; see adjust 1, 3.

  2. To bring into harmony

    conciliate, assuage, pacify, propitiate, mitigate, make up, mediate, arbitrate, intercede, bring together, accustom oneself to, harmonize, restore harmony, settle, accord, dictate peace, accommodate, appease, reunite, make peace between, bring to terms, bring into one's camp, win over, bury the hatchet*, patch up*, kiss and make up*; see also settle 9.

    Antonyms bother*, irritate, alienate.

reconcile Usage Examples

Object

  • irreconcilable: Instead, he ducked the issue and sought to reconcile the irreconcilable.
  • contradiction: How do we reconcile these strange contradictions implicit in the behavior of the viruses?
  • discrepancy: Beidhawi's commentary tries hard to reconcile the discrepancy, but finally gives it up.
  • tension: We need your help in these activities and in finding ways to reconcile the inherent tensions therein.
  • conflict: How businesses attempt to reconcile the conflicts of interest between groups to ensure the efficient operation of the organization.
  • difference: To reconcile these differences they may need to think creatively to find a solution.

Preposition: with

  • protection: Can the wish to speed up the land use planning process be reconciled with effective environmental protection?
  • evidence: However, this information is difficult to reconcile with independent evidence.
  • view: His friends miss his cheeky sense of humor, which he managed to reconcile with moral views and opinions.
  • need: Personal loans literally mold themselves to reconcile with the financial needs of any borrower.
  • interest: Cllr McGill responded that the rural areas deal mainly in farming and wondered how this could be reconciled with interest in the urban area.
  • notion: The subjects were challenging, all embracing and leading edge - certainly difficult to reconcile with any notion of conventional compartmentalized learning.

Used with why or when

  • what: The key to success is in reconciling what 's possible and what's practical in order to achieve maximum benefit at minimum cost.

Present participle complement

  • compete: It reinterprets previous histories of hospital policy and questions whether current policies will reconcile competing goals of equity and choice.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: You can then easily reconcile your statement with the QuickBooks bank account.
  • successfully: You have successfully reconciled the account with the statement.
  • eventually: A broken man, he is eventually reconciled to his daughter who has remained true throughout.
  • fully: The contents at acquisition could not be fully reconciled with any list.
  • never: Some patients are never reconciled with having to lose their natural teeth.
  • yet: Polkinghorne highlights that quantum mechanics and relativity are two theories that are not yet reconciled.