Reconcile
11reconcile — UK [ˈrekənsaɪl] / US [ˈrekənˌsaɪl] verb Word forms reconcile : present tense I/you/we/they reconcile he/she/it reconciles present participle reconciling past tense reconciled past participle reconciled 1) [transitive] to find a way to make ideas …
12reconcile — v. 1) (D; refl., tr.) to reconcile to (he had to reconcile himself to his fate) 2) (D; tr.) to reconcile with (we tried to reconcile her with her family; to reconcile a checkbook with a bank statement) * * * [ rekənsaɪl] (D;refl.,tr.) to… …
13reconcile — rec|on|cile [ rekən,saıl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you reconcile two people or groups or they reconcile, they become friendly again after a disagreement: The couple has been making every effort to reconcile. Foreign mediators have …
14reconcile — rec|on|cile [ˈrekənsaıl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: réconcilier, from Latin conciliare; CONCILIATE] 1.) [T] if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable ▪ The possibility …
15reconcile — [[t]re̱kənsaɪl[/t]] reconciles, reconciling, reconciled 1) VERB If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful. [V pl n] It s… …
16reconcile — verb 1 (T) if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts you accept or show that they can exist together and are not directly opposed to each other: reconcile sth with sth: She could never reconcile his violent temper with his pacifist ideals …
17reconcile — 01. It is difficult to [reconcile] his religious beliefs with his playboy lifestyle. 02. It can be difficult for many parents to [reconcile] the demands of a career and a family. 03. The union is working with administrators in an attempt to… …
18reconcile — [ˈrekənˌsaɪl] verb 1) [T] to make things that are opposed to each other capable of existing together We can t reconcile the two versions of what happened.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if you reconcile two people or groups, or if they reconcile, they become… …
19reconcile — /ˈrɛkənsaɪl / (say rekuhnsuyl) verb (t) (reconciled, reconciling) 1. to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements. 2. to win over to friendliness: to reconcile a hostile person. 3. to… …
20reconcile — reconcilement, n. reconciler, n. reconcilingly, adv. /rek euhn suyl /, v., reconciled, reconciling. v.t. 1. to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate. 2. to win over to friendliness;… …
