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Definition of reconcile
1a : to restore to friendship or harmony reconciled the factions
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
4a : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy
b : to account for
: to become reconciled
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Synonyms & Antonyms for reconcile
Synonyms
accommodate, attune, conciliate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, key
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Lincoln hoped ultimately to reconcile Southerners to the Union and thus made a critical decision to treat Confederates as legitimate belligerents rather than traitors. — Drew Gilpin Faust, WSJ, "‘The War for the Common Soldier’ and ‘The Calculus of Violence’ Review: Billy Yank and Johnny Reb," 7 Dec. 2018 The two recently reconciled and even made a couple of videos together for Josh's YouTube channel. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "We've Been Singing The "Drake and Josh" Theme Song Wrong All These Years," 20 Sep. 2018 Congress still has to pass a final bill The House and the Senate have passed different versions of the Cfius legislation, which means both chambers will need to reconcile their bills and send a version back to their members for a final vote. — New York Times, "What Would an Expanded Foreign Investment Committee Do?," 27 June 2018 Thompson has reconciled with Khloé and reunited with his daughter, True. — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, "Is It Just Me, Or Are The Kardashians Really Quiet Right Now?," 25 June 2018 China’s government reconciled with him and received him publicly twice since the summit announcement. — Heather Hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "What Happens When You Treat Nuclear Diplomacy Like a Reality TV Show," 24 May 2018 The exchanges came less than two years after the countries reconciled and exchanged ambassadors after six years of animosity. — Aron Heller, Fox News, "Israel-Turkey spat escalates over Gaza violence," 17 May 2018 Meghan Markle’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, shot down reports that the Duchess of Sussex is planning to reconcile with Thomas Markle following a string of interviews where the estranged father slammed Meghan and the royal family for ignoring him. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Meghan Markle's half-sister says 'no meeting planned' between Duchess and Thomas Markle despite reports," 2 Oct. 2018 But the scientific implications of a ballooning planet are outrageous to consider, and hard just to reconcile with the basic laws of physics. — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, "We’ve Been Wrong Before: The Expanding Earth Theory," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reconcile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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reconcile
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English Language Learners Definition of reconcile
: to find a way of making (two different ideas, facts, etc.) exist or be true at the same time
: to cause people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement
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Kids Definition of reconcile
1 : to make friendly again She helped to reconcile friends who had been quarreling.
2 : to settle by agreement : adjust You'll have to reconcile your differences.
3 : to make agree His story cannot be reconciled with the facts.
4 : to cause to give in or accept I reconciled myself to the loss.
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Legal Definition of reconcile
1a : to restore to harmony reconciled the parties reconciled the marriage
b : to bring to resolution reconcile differences
2a : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy
b : to account for
: to become reconciled specifically : to voluntarily resume cohabitation as spouses prior to a divorce becoming final with the mutual intention of remaining together and reestablishing a harmonious relationship denied the complaint for divorce because the parties had reconciled
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