reconcile to

verb

reconciled to; reconciling to; reconciles to
Synonyms of reconcile tonext
: to cause (someone) to accept (something unpleasant)
He eventually became reconciled to his position in life.
I reconciled myself to the loss.

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Little Malika woke up at this moment and had to be reconciled to the real world. — Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025 Or at least angrier, more isolated and reconciled to catastrophe. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Reconcile to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcile%20to. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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