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to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate. to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons. Synonyms: placate, propitiate, pacify. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.). Antonyms: anger.
to make two different ideas, beliefs, or situations agree or able to exist together: It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion. How can you reconcile your love of animals with your habit of eating them? be reconciled (with sb) to become friendly with someone after you have argued with them:
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.
reconcile. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English rec‧on‧cile /ˈrekənsaɪl/ verb 1 [ transitive] if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable The possibility remains that the two theories may be reconciled. reconcile something with something Bevan tried to reconcile ...
reconcile. reconcile something (with something) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
reconcile. verb [ T ] uk/ˈrek.ən.saɪl/us/ˈrek.ən.saɪl/ C2. to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together: It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion. It's difficult to reconcile such different points of view.
to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.). to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements; to reconcile accounts.
