reconcile (Meaning)

Wordnet

reconcile (v)

make (one thing) compatible with (another)

bring into consonance or accord

come to terms

accept as inevitable

Webster

reconcile (v. t.)

To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled.

To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions.

To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to.

To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences.

Webster

reconcile (v. i.)

To become reconciled.

reconcile Sentence Examples

  1. After a heated argument, the couple reconciled and reignited their love.
  2. The financial auditors carefully reconciled the company's financial statements to ensure accuracy.
  3. The scientist attempted to reconcile the conflicting data points to draw a scientific conclusion.
  4. The therapist facilitated a reconciliation session between two estranged siblings.
  5. The opposing political parties engaged in lengthy negotiations to reconcile their differences.
  6. The parents reconciled with their rebellious teenager after a period of estrangement.
  7. The company decided to reconcile its accounts with a reputable accounting firm.
  8. The siblings reconciled their childhood memories and resolved long-standing misunderstandings.
  9. The historian reconciled various eyewitness accounts to create a comprehensive narrative of the event.
  10. The artist reconciled her creative vision with the practical limitations of her medium.

FAQs About the word reconcile

make (one thing) compatible with (another), bring into consonance or accord, come to terms, accept as inevitableTo cause to be friendly again; to conciliate ane

conform,coordinate, accommodate, merge, adapt, align, integrate, harmonize, combine, synchronize

confuse,upset, upset, disorganize, disturb, disrupt, disarray, disrupt, skew, disorganize

After a heated argument, the couple reconciled and reignited their love.

The financial auditors carefully reconciled the company's financial statements to ensure accuracy.

The scientist attempted to reconcile the conflicting data points to draw a scientific conclusion.

The therapist facilitated a reconciliation session between two estranged siblings.