reconcilev.

Brit.

/ˈrɛk(ə)nsʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/

Forms: Middle English recouncile, Middle English recouncyle, Middle English recounsile, Middle English recounsyle, Middle English reyconsile, Middle English–1500s reconsyle, Middle English–1600s reconcyle, Middle English–1600s reconsile, Middle English– reconcile, 1500s reconsyl (Scottish), 1700s reconsille, 1900s– rayconcile (Irish English (northern)).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reconciler; Latin reconciliāre.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman reconciler, reconsiler, recounciler, recunciler, Anglo-Norman and Middle French reconcilier (French réconcilier ) to restore oneself to friendly relations with another (c1165 in Old French, used reflexively; the specific religious sense at 1b is apparently not paralleled in French until later: 1588), to restore (a person) to friendly relations with oneself or another (late 12th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to cause (a person) to be reunited with God by granting absolution (beginning of the 13th cent.), to purify or reconsecrate (a desecrated church) (1283), (of two people) to make peace with one another (15th cent., used reflexively), to make peace between (parties in conflict) (mid 15th cent.), to bring (a thing or things) into a harmonious form (1668) and its etymon classical Latin reconciliāre to bring back into friendship or agreement, to bring back into harmony, to win back, re-establish, restore, in post-classical Latin also to reconcile with God (Vulgate), to reconcile with the Church, absolve (4th cent.), to reconsecrate (a desecrated church) (8th cent.) < re- re- prefix + conciliāre conciliate v. Compare Catalan reconciliar (1272), Spanish reconciliar (13th cent.), Portuguese reconciliar (14th cent.), Italian riconciliare (a1348). Compare recounsel v. N.E.D. (1904) suggests that sense 3c is after Italian riconciliarsi, but although quot. 1869 is set in Italy, Italian riconciliare is apparently not attested in reflexive use in the sense ‘to make one's confession’, and is rare even in the related senses ‘to do penance’ and ‘to receive the sacrament of penance’ (both 17th cent. in apparently isolated attestations, used reflexively). A more usual sense of the Italian verb is ‘to be reunited with the Church as a result of receiving the sacrament of penance’ (14th cent., used reflexively), and it is possible that Browning's use arose from misapprehension of this sense.

I. To restore to peace or unity.

1. With to, †unto, or with.

a. transitive (in passive with unexpressed agent). To be restored to friendly relations with a person, after a period of estrangement. Also in extended use.

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) Judges xix. 3 Hir man folewide hir wilynge to ben recouncilid [a1425 L.V. be recounselid; L. reconciliari] to hir.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 17 (MED) It suffisiþ þat þou go out of ire and be recounsilid in herte wiþ him.

a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 193 If þe duke were reconciled onto þe king, it wold bring him onto grete schame.

1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle iv. sig. Bviij^v God is reconcyled, and at one wyth all Christen men, thorow hys sonne.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Esdras iv. 31 If she tooke any displeasure at him, the King was faine to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him againe.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) x. i. 456 Light and Darkness..can never..be reconciled one to the other.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 410 Fierce rain with lightning mixt, water with fire In ruine reconcil'd .

1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 21 He..is reconcil'd to them as though they had not sinned against him.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. vi. 235 My Landlady being again reconciled to the Puppet-man,..a Face of perfect Peace and Tranquillity reigned in the Kitchin.

1810 S. Green Romance Readers & Romance Writers III. xxiii. 138 In order to be truely reconciled to that injured wife, he must never behold the partner in his crime again.

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. 8 This father died, reconciled to his only son at the last.

1946 R. Jeffers Medea i, in Coll. Poetry (1991) III. ii. 171 As to my enemies,—I will be reconciled with them.

1983 A. N. Wilson Milton (1984) vii. 114 When Mary was reconciled to Milton, she pleaded ‘that her mother had been the chief promoter of her frowardness’.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. viii. 211 I tried to reason with her, pointing out that is would be wiser to be reconciled to my father first before visiting our folk in Sandilipay.

b. transitive. To restore (a person) to friendly relations with oneself or another; spec. with reference to the restoration of humanity to God through the incarnation and sacrifice of Christ. Also in extended use. †Also intransitive with reflexive meaning (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people) > reconcile (a person) to another

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. v. 18 God..reconcilede [a1425 L.V. recounselide; L. reconciliavit], or acordide, vs to him by Crist.

c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 315 (MED) Þis ilke holi chirche so clene, Þat god in his sone to mene To him-self Reconciled.

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) 2 Cor. v. 19 (MED) God was in crist reconcylande þe world to hym.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 185 (MED) Grete Basilius..reconsilede to God a man obligate to the deville.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxvj^v They..reconcile hym to Marques Albert.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. vii. 224 Follow me souldiers, wee'l deuise a meane, To reconcile you all vnto the King.

1756 H. Walpole Let. 19 Sept. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) III He..abuses Count Bruhl with so much contempt, that one reconciles to him very fast.

1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 753/2 Battle-fields that, long since, nature had healed and reconciled to herself with the sweet oblivion of flowers.

1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. x. 105 The king's desire to reconcile his cousin with his friend.

1932 J. L. La Monte Feudal Monarchy in Lat. Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100 to 1291 i. 13 Hugh, whose vassals, after failing in their efforts to reconcile him with the king, deserted their lord.

1961 H. D. Helen in Egypt 214 It has been Thetis from the first, who reconciled Helen to Achilles.

2000 G. O'Collins in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 600/2 Talk of ‘redemption’ has frequently been associated with Christ's work of expiating sins and lovingly reconciling humanity with God.

c. transitive (reflexive). To restore oneself to friendly relations with another; spec. to restore oneself to God's favour through one's prayers or deeds.

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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring into concord [verb (reflexive)]

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1415 T. Hoccleve Addr. to Sir John Oldcastle l. 251 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 16 Thow sholdist reconsyle Thee to him [sc. God] & leue thy mescreaunce.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit viii. 4 These thre nightes wil we reconcyle oure selues with God.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. lxviii. 139 They returned to the king of Coching, with whom they reconcyled themselues.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xxii. 49 I reconcile my self with my Creator, and strike a tally in the Exchequer of Heaven for my quietus est, ere I close my eyes.

1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Prince vii, in tr. N. Machiavelli Wks. 207 The Ursini reconciled themselves to him, by the mediation of Seignor Paulo.

1730 tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. IV. xxxiv. 234 To exhort the People..to reconcile themselves to their Enemies.

1796 S. T. Coleridge Let. 4 Sept. (1956) I. 234 I have been into Devonshire & reconciled my[self] to my family & my family to me.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci i. i. 4 Thou migh'st..reconcile thyself with thine own heart And with thy God, and with the offended world.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. x. 174 His courtship!—the air of a dog with an uneasy conscience, trying to reconcile himself with his master!

1937 W. R. Parker Milton's Debt to Greek Trag. in Samson Agonistes i. 43 The catastrophe was not possible until Samson had reconciled himself to God.

1968 M. Rukeyser in Coll. Poems (1978) 451 We would try..To construct peace, to make love, to reconcile..ourselves with each other.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 25/2 In The Labyrinth of Solitude, he had reconciled himself with his father.

†2. transitive. To bring (a person) back to or into peace, favour, etc. Also reflexive. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > [verb (transitive)] > to favour

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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring into concord [verb (reflexive)] > with or to a person's peace or favour

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) 3 Esdras iv. 31 He glosith, to the time that he be recounsilid [L. reconcilietur] in to [a1425 L.V. to] grace.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §39 Some of hise olde enemys reconsiled [v.r. recounseilled]..to his loue & in to his grace.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 3073 (MED) Lysymachus..Them reconsiled ech to othirs grace.

a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 125 (MED) Thei might furst vndirstonde hough the Romaynes myght be reconsiled to the favour of their goddis.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. YYYi^v For them..whiche..be at discorde & debate, to reconsile them to peace & concorde.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 301/2 Earle Waltif who had..slaine many Normans with his owne handes, was reconciled into the Kings fauoure.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. i. 60 I desire To reconcile me to his friendly peace.

1639 R. B. tr. Epitome Lives Kings of France 42 Hee was reconciled into favour by the Marriage of Cometrude, Sister of his last Wife.

1740 Extract Rev. John Wesley's Jrnl. Georgia (ed. 2) Pref. 16 Thro' the Merits of Christ his sins are forgiven, and he reconciled to the Favour of God.

1754 G. Jeffreys Miscellanies 133 My care shall watch you, and my counsel aid, To reconcile to peace your wounded Soul.

a. transitive. Without prepositional phrase as complement. To bring (a person) back to friendship with oneself or another. Also (now only) intransitive. Now rare and poetic.

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Coloss. i. 22 He hath recouncilid [L. reconciliavit] ȝou in the body of his fleisch bi deeth.

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 64 (MED) Mercy is not ellis but a redynes to forȝeve and reconsile.

c1450 (?a1422) J. Lydgate Life Our Lady (Durh.) iv. 316 (MED) Crist was..prest, man to reconsile, That bansshede was oute of his herytage.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxvii. f. lxiiii Wherfore by fayre and easy meanes he called home his Sone and recouncilid hym, and forgaue all trespace.

a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 27 An eye..Frendes to allure, and foes to reconcile.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 150 Till we can find a time To..reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee backe.

1660 tr. T. Campanella Advice King of Spain v. 24 The French, Italians, and Spaniards, being first all reconciled and made friends by the Pope, are to joyn their whole Forces together.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 205 To reconcile the shooter God, Within her hollow Sides the Sacrifice he stow'd.

1712 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 8 Dec. (1965) I. 174 Lord Halifax..says..he..will take pains to reconcile my F[ather].

1813 W. Scott Rokeby iv. 185 He came in secret to enquire Her state, and reconcile her sire.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Lotos-eaters: Choric Song (rev. ed.) vi, in Poems (new ed.) I. 182 Let what is broken so remain. The Gods are hard to reconcile: 'Tis hard to settle order once again.

1870 J. M. Bell Triumph of Liberty in Poet. Wks. (1901) 142 We had vainly tried To reconcile our traitorous foe.

1908 A. Austin Sacred & Profane Love 23 Tis not for Song to enrage, but reconcile.

b. transitive (in passive with unexpressed agent). Now rare and poetic.

ΘΚΠ

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c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §214 Thow shalt eschue the conseillyng of thynne olde enemys þ^t ben reconsiled.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxxvii. f. cxix Elfricus..fled as a false tryatour, And after that reconsyled fled the seconde tyme to the Danys.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 39 Let him live Before thee reconcil'd .

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vii. 146 Nor did her father cease to press my claim, Nor did mine own now reconciled.

1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot in Coll. Poems (1979) 426 Hawk paired with turtle-dove, and reconciled.

†c. transitive (reflexive). To make one's confession, to confess. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > make confession [verb (reflexive)]

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1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xii. 205 He turned to the confessor, crossed And reconciled himself, with decency.

4. Christian Church.

a. transitive. To bring back, restore, or readmit to the Church, spec. the Roman Catholic Church. Chiefly with to. Now chiefly historical.

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society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > bring about reconciliation [verb (transitive)]

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recounselc1450

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a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 317 Þe pope Iustinus reconcilede [L. revocavit ab exilio] þe bisshoppes þat Anastacius hadde exciled.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 73 (MED) I haue good mende how I ȝow revyled..now be ȝe reconsylid.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 93 If þei mend bi þe penaunce of þe kirk [they may] be recounsilid.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlv^v The Albygensis, the whiche of longe tyme had ben Effected w^t dyuers poyntes of Herysy, and many tymes reconcyled by the kynges of Fraunce.

1570 T. Norton Bull graunted to Harding (new ed.) sig. B The Pope..hath graunted to Doctor Harding..a certaine authoritie..to reconcile Englishmen to the bosome of the Romane Chirch.

a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 223 To put in vre any bull, or instrument of absolution, or reconciliation from Rome, or to take vpon one..to absolue or reconcile any person.

1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Hist. France 171 St. Denis in the year 834. reconciled him to the Church, and restored him to the Communion.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 323 They were for some time shut up together. And the Priest said, he had reconciled him according to their form.

1783 T. Pennant Tour in Wales II. 375 James II. sent him on an embassy to the Pope, to reconcile the church of these kingdoms to the holy see.

1800 J. Milner Lett. to Prebendary vi. 147 Amongst other persons of consideration whom he reconciled to the ancient church, was the bishop of Gloucester, Dr. Cheney.

1862 F. D. Maurice Mod. Philos. v. 187 All the generous efforts which had been made to reconcile him [sc. Giordano Bruno] to the Church were announced as the justification of a perpetual exclusion from it.

1910 Catholic Encycl. VIII. s.v. Ven. William Knight He was directed to one Henry Abbot,..who endeavoured to procure a priest to reconcile him to the Church.

1938 V. McNabb Let. 2 Dec. in T. L. Connolly F. Thompson (1944) ii. 52 It would not be fair to Wilfrid Blunt to say that ‘I reconciled him to the Church’. I gave him the Last Sacraments.

1991 W. L. Wakefield & A. P. Evans Heresies of High Middle Ages 735 (note) The disappearance of ‘those of the meadow’ was due to the activities of Durand of Huesca, who sought to reconcile them to the Church.

†b. transitive (in passive). With to. To become reunited (or be admitted for the first time) to a denomination of the Church, esp. to the Roman Catholic Church. Also reflexive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > church [verb (transitive)]

reconcile1579

society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > bring about reconciliation [verb (transitive)]

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recounselc1450

reconcile1579

society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > undergo reconciliation [verb (reflexive)]

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1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 553 The Graecians immediately before their oppression by the Turkes, were reconciled to the Church of Rome in the councell of Ferrar, and Florens.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 Ben Johnson..was 12 Years a Papist; but after this he was reconciled to the Church of England.

1689 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 597 The house of commons have thought fitt to committ Sir Edward Hales and Obadiah Walker for high treason in reconcileing themselves to the church of Rome.

1700 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 662 The countesse of Jersey, who was a Roman catholick, is said to be reconciled to the church of England.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 555 Where a person is reconciled to the see of Rome, or procures others to be reconciled, the offence amounts to high Treason.

1840 Act 3 & 4 Victoria c. 52 §6 If..Prince Albert shall..be reconciled to or shall hold Communion with the See or Church of Rome.

a. transitive. Christian Church. To cleanse, purify (a place) in a religious ceremony; to reconsecrate (a desecrated church or holy place). Now historical.

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society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > give absolution [verb (transitive)]

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society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > purify [verb (transitive)] > church (after defilement)

reconcilea1387

recounsel?c1450

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > clean [verb (transitive)]

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absterse?a1425

mundify?a1425

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to cast clean1522

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to clean away, offa1839

to clean down1839

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to sand and canvas1912

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 365 Þat reyn schal neuere cese, or a preost..blisse þe water, and with mylk of a cowe..by-springe þe welle, and so reconsile [L. reconciliaverit] þe welle.

c1415 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Lansd.) (1877) §965 If..man or womman spilled his kinde in wiþ þat place be waye of sinne..þe chirche were enterdited til it were reconsiled be þe Bischop.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 59 (MED) We denouncyn..alle þat feyȝtin, or drawe blood in vyolens, or defoule wyth leccherye..ony place halwyd, wherfore it nedyth to be reconsyled aȝen.

a1500 ( in J. S. Brewer Monumenta Franciscana (1858) 522 (MED) Also for to reconsyle ther churche in case that yt shall nede, ther shall be made a dore atte the ende of the wall.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. xvi. 20 Whan he hath made an ende of reconcylinge the Sanctuary.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 257 Upon the burial of an heretick within the precincts the Church must be reconciled.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Reconciliari A church is said..to be reconciled, when 'tis consecrated a-fresh, after having been polluted or profaned; as by the Possession of Pagans or heretics, &c.

1783 A. C. Ducarel Some Acct. Town Croydon v. 11 A commission, dated February 16, 1417,..to reconcile the parish church and church-yard of Croydon, then lately polluted by an effusion of blood.

1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. at Desecration If any of the cases cited above have occurred,..the church or cemetery cannot be used till it has been purified or reconciled by the bishop.

1911 J. C. Cox Sanctuaries & Sanctuary Seekers of Medieval Eng. (2005) xii. 250 The bishop..authorised him to reconcile the church and churchyard of Clun, which had been desecrated by the murder of a fugitive.

1976 K. Bonfiglioli Something Nasty in Woodshed x. 117 The earlier chapel..had been ‘reconciled’ by some meddlesome bishop... This meant sort of re-consecrated and de-Romanised.

2000 R. Bartlett Eng. under Norman & Angevin Kings ix. 447 The bishops of Exeter and Chester reconciled the church, the monks could re-enter it, and masses could again be celebrated there.

†b. transitive. To restore (a person) to purity, to cleanse. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms l[i]. 7 O reconcile me with Isope, and I shal be clene [L. Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor]: wash thou me, and I shalbe whyter than snow.

†c. transitive. To expiate, atone for. Obsolete.

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society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > atone for [verb (transitive)]

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to pay for——c1400

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1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. iii. 14 This wickednes of y^e house of Eli shall not be reconcyled [L. expietur]..with sacrifice.

1557 E. Sutton et al. Let. 25 July in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford (1574) p. clxxx As water quencheth burninge fire, so dothe mercie reconcile synnes.

1599 R. Pont Newe Treat. Right Reckoning 22 He..who was appoynted of God hid Father,..to seale vp sinnes, and reconcile wickednesse.

†d. intransitive. To make atonement. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > atone [verb (intransitive)]

abyelOE

amendc1330

to make or do asseth1340

to make a seth(e1387

make amends and sethec1420

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to do or make greec1492

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1539 Bible (Great) Lev. vi. 30 And no synne offrynge..brought into the tabernacle of witnesse to reconcyle [L. ad expiandum] with all in the holy place, shal be eaten.

a. transitive. To restore (estranged parties) to friendly relations; to make peace between (parties in conflict).With quots. c1390 and ?a1475, cf. sense 4. In quot. a1398 in extended use: cf. sense 10a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people)

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to build bridges1886

c1390 (?c1350) St. Bernard 854 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 55 (MED) Þe pope him sent To Melan..Hem and heore chirche to reconcyle Þat dwelleden in þat cite.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 131 By influence of heuene and vertue of planetis þey [sc. the elements] beþ recouncyled in here doynge and I-brouȝt to acorde.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 315 (MED) Hormisda the pope..reconsilede the Grekes and the clergy.

c1475 ( in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 145 Eschew flatery and adulacioun; Folkes reconsile that stonde desolate.

1565 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews 254 The saydis Dauid Ledop and Cristen Kyninmonth war reconsiled.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus i. i. 464 Let it be mine honour..That I haue reconciled your friends and you.

1628 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 216 His Ma. and lower huis are reconcild.

1681 T. Jordan London's Joy 8 Till an Invasion make them Friends too late, And Reconcile in Ruine.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) ii. 227 An embassador who reconciled two contending nations.

1782 W. Cowper Lily & Rose 25 Thus sooth'd and reconciled, each seeks The fairest British fair.

1800 S. T. Coleridge Own Times II. 353 Attempts are made at Vienna, to reconcile the Archduke and Suwarrow.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. 4th Ser. i. vii. 80 Lewis and Henry were reconciled amidst general satisfaction and enthusiasm.

1937 G. Greene in Spectator 26 Mar. 580/2 The three children..sail for New York to..reconcile their parents.

1989 G. Daly Pre-Raphaelites in Love i. 23 Their friendship survived... In some wise the two young men were reconciled.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees xiv. 403 The Green Belt Movement used peace trees to reconcile disputing communities.

b. intransitive. Of two people: to return to friendly relations after a period of estrangement; to make peace with each other. Also: (of an individual) to return to friendly relations with another. rare before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)]

saughtel1154

saughtenc1275

peasec1300

saughta1400

reconcilec1425

agree1447

to make peace1535

to fall in1546

to piece up1653

to kiss and be friends1657

to kiss and make up1657

to make it up1669

to make it up1722

conciliate1747

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. 1428 (MED) Recouncyled boþe he & þe quene, And al rancour of any old offence..þei put in suspence.

1683 J. Crowne City Politiques iv. 51 Are you out of your Wits, to quarrel who should be murder'd first?.. For shame reconcile, pray reconcile.

1979 Time 2 Apr. 10/2 Hussein has even reconciled with Yasser Arafat..with whom he has been at bloody odds since 1970.

1981 N. Farah Sardines vi. 111 They would reconcile once they met..they would arrive at a compromise.

2002 Washington Post (Home ed.) 18 Jan. c8/4 I feel sucker-punched every time I help her separate from this person, only to have them reconcile again.

†7. transitive. To restore, regain (grace, etc.); (also) to gain (credit). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > favour, credit, etc.

reconcilec1400

the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > as something desired or advantageous

findOE

winc1000

betellc1275

getc1330

reapa1350

craftc1350

attainc1374

achievea1393

embrace?c1475

conquer1477

consecute1536

gain1570

lucrify1570

compass1609

raise1611

lucrate1623

reconcile1665

engage1725

to pull off1860

c1400 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) v. l. 1743 (MED) [a1393 Fairf. The hihe almyhti majeste..sende his Sone fro the hevene To sette mannes Soule in evene] And haþ his grace reconciled ffro which þe man was ferst exiled.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O4^v To rest themselues, and grace to reconcile.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense Let. Aristotle 80 in Scepsis Scientifica That they might reconcile credit to their Writings upon him.

II. To make compatible or consistent.

a. transitive. To settle, resolve (a controversy, argument, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute)

peasec1330

reconcilea1393

compone1523

compromit1537

compound1546

atone1555

to take up1560

compose1570

gree1570

accommodate1609

concoct1620

even1620

sopite1628

to make up1699

liquidate1765

resolve1875

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1578 (MED) The word this worldes cause entriketh, And reconsileth whan him liketh.

?a1450 ( J. Lydgate Serpent of Division (McClean) (1911) 58 (MED) In this ilke two began þe devision whiche neuer aftir myȝte perfitely be restorid nor reconsilid to vnyte.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxxvij He wil haue such continual warre with them, as shall neuer be reconciled.

1591 W. Cecill Let. 15 Jan. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 502 Continue your honourable course holden betweene the Emperour and her Maiesty, to reconcile such differences as any occasion doth offer to their league or trafficke.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 161 There is no more hope that wee should meete to reconcile this quarrell.

1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 481 The lords..reconciled a difference between the earls of Peterborough and Orford about the army.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. ix. 197 The Quarrel was..reconciled .

1792 Hist. Sketch French Revol. 64 The true cause of that concord between the gentry and the people, that latent harmony which reconciles our most violent civil dissentions.

1824 T. Medwin Conversat. of Byron II. 186 I..have..continued here..in the hope of seeing things reconciled, and have done all in my power there-for.

1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 117 Some independent principle, through which to reconcile the opposition of subject and object in the individual.

1928 Y. Ichihashi Washington Conf. & After iv. 48 He inquired of Baron Kato whether he could do anything to reconcile the disagreement.

1980 M. Shoard Theft of Countryside iii. xi. 121 Conservationists are invited to see and discuss plans and proposals drawn up to reconcile conflicts..on selected farms.

2005 E. Morrison Last Bk. you Read 157 They'd like you all to sit in your happy little boxes together, reconciling your differences through the power of love while you watch TV.

†b. transitive. To level, smooth (an unevenness). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)]

evenlOE

slighta1300

planec1350

complanec1420

levelc1450

dismount1563

planish1580

equalize1596

equal1610

to even out1613

flat1613

flattena1631

complanate1643

platten1688

reconcile1712

range1825

macadamize1826

lay1892

plata1903

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 64 Grass-plots..that serve to reconcile [Fr. raccorder] the Inequality of two Pieces of Ground.

a. transitive. To bring (a person) into a state of acquiescence with, acceptance of, or submission to a thing, situation, etc.; frequently in passive (with unexpressed agent). Also reflexive.In quot. 1543: to persuade (a person) to do something.In quot. 1666 intransitive: to become reconciled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > accept without resistance [verb (transitive)] > put up with or become reconciled to

bear1540

reconcile1543

to take up with1609

to come to terms1860

to live with ——1937

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (intransitive)] > become resigned

resigna1500

reconcile1666

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (reflexive)] > become resigned to circumstances

resign1654

reconcile1677

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 161 (MED) Ethelfrides wyfe..Violently exiled..went..To kyng Cadwan..To tyme he might hym [sc. Ethelfrede] haue reconsyled Her to receyue.

1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy f. 15^v He tould him the waight of sinne..and in such manner schooled him, that of a lewd young man, he reconciled him to a stayed and holie course of life.

1666 W. Sancroft Occas. Serm. 104 Your Thoughts though much startled at first, by degrees reconcile to it.

1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Qq 3/2 He could not reconcile himself,..to do it.

1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 149 Trials often reconcile us to that, which at a distance we looked on with aversion.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 202 People who had been used to join with the Church, were reconcil'd at this Time, with the admitting the Dissenters to preach to them.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty 7 How gradually does the eye grow reconciled even to a disagreeable dress.

1795 Montford Castle II. 155 Launcelot..felt quite reconciled at not following our hero.

1813 Gentleman's Mag. 83 ii. 351 Nor could even Fatima's beautiful face reconcile me to the nose jewel.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. x. 79 He contrived to reconcile himself to the intended visit.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xx. 335 Not subdued only, but reconciled to subjugation.

1921 J. Galsworthy To Let 270 He had never become quite reconciled with cars.

1946 B. Macdonald Egg & I II. v. 68 Whatever my original attitude was, I became reconciled to certain things as unavoidable pot-holes in my road.

1949 V. Bell Let. 5 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1993) ix. 523 Duncan and I left early the next morning for Milan. I can't bear Milan, even the ices don't reconcile me, and when we got there we had a dreary time.

1985 A. Cohen Admirable Woman (1987) 148 Martens, if not at peace, was finally reconciled.

1995 Independent 14 Jan. 14/2 Men..must reconcile themselves to the changed world they live in.

2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Mar. 4/1 Fatality on such a scale..threatens the conviction that perhaps most reconciles many of us..to our own mortality.

†b. transitive. To make agreeable to someone. Obsolete. rare.Perhaps only an error in quot. 1888.

ΚΠ

1888 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (new ed.) I. i. 58 His courtesy and affability..marvellously reconciled [a1674 recommended] [him] to all men.

10.

a. transitive. To make (differing facts, statements, etc.) consistent or compatible with each other. Formerly also †intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony > specific facts or statements

reconcile1560

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. clxxx^v They..haue reconcyled dyuerse, & weyghty articles of doctryne [L. conciliasse multa, nec quidem leuia doctine capita].

1578 tr. J. Calvin Comm. Joshua sig. *.iii^v How then shall we reconcile those matters together?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. iii. 140 Such welcome, and vnwelcom things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile .

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 88 Let me hear what your own conceptions are of the matter, if they tend to elucidate or reconcile.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxii. 162 Two contrary motions are introduced.., and reconciled, which were thought to be at variance with each other.

1799 R. R. Livingston in Trans. Soc. Prom. Useful Info. (1801) 330 A theory, which I thought might tend to reconcile the various extraordinary phenomena attending its [sc. gypsum's] operations.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 57 They present two aspects, which it is not easy to reconcile, and neither of which can be shown to be absolutely false.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 522 The only means of reconciling the different accounts.

1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold iv. iii My son, like all fine natures, is a being of strange contradictions which the trials of life have not yet reconciled in him.

1950 D. Cusack Morning Sacrifice in 3 Austral. Three-act Plays iii. i. 243 I am quite at a loss to reconcile the conflicting points of view.

2000 S. Poole Trigger Happy ix. 212 How can these two apparently contradictory claims be reconciled?

b. transitive. Bookkeeping. To make (an account) consistent with another, esp. by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed (as when a cheque has been issued but not yet presented for payment). Cf. reconciliation n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (transitive)] > add up and ascertain differences > balance or reconcile

strike1539

sald1588

rescounter1606

even1619

balance1622

level1660

square1815

reconcile1822

agree1882

cash1960

1822 Caledonian Mercury 25 Feb. 3/3 Mr. Hume..moved as an amendment, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer be recommended to reconcile these contradictory accounts of the income of the year 1821.

1856 Times 17 June 11/1 The reconciliation account could not be reconciled with the original.

1900 W. W. Snailum Fifteen Studies in Book-keeping xi. 122 At the end of each financial period it will be necessary to ‘reconcile’ the bank account.

1947 F. H. Jones Jordan's Mod. Book-keeping i. iii. 33 In order to reconcile the Cash Book balance with the statement of Account balance a Bank Reconciliation Statement is compiled.

1997 Accountancy Apr. 122/3 Each Client Bank Account shall be reconciled against the balances shown in the client's ledger not less frequently than at six-monthly intervals.

11.

a. transitive. To make (a theory, statement, etc.) agree with another or with a fact; to show to be consistent with. Formerly also with †to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > cause to correspond or agree > specific observations, theories, etc.

reconcile1579

to save (also salve) the phenomena1625

to save the phenomena1625

correct1774

1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 111 Hee woulde reconcile his transubstantiation, with this counterfet sacrifice of breade and wine.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage i. xiii. 60 It breedes much difficultie, to reconcile the ancient historie of the Babylonian..Empire, with the kingdomes and Kings in that Chapter.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. v. §2 Thus we see..that it is possible to reconcile some of the Ægyptian extravagant accounts to some probability and consistency with truth.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. v. 80 (note) A plain matter of fact, which men cannot reconcile with the general account they think fit to give of things.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. viii. 36 It is impossible..to reconcile those contents to the facts I have to communicate.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. liv. 683 The indications of Lane's and Henley's electrometer agree immediately with each other; but it seems difficult to reconcile this result with the general theory.

1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 201 To show by what general line of thought my view of space might be reconciled with the particular facts of Nature.

1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 910/1 Einstein found that a world without matter could not be reconciled with his cosmic equations.

1953 S. Spender Creative Elem. ii. 54 Rimbaud seems..to wish to reconcile Christianity with Saint-Simonist socialism.

2000 E. Hunt et al. South Pacific 182/1 He [sc. Thor Heyerdahl] speculated that the oral tradition could be reconciled with separate migrations of the Short Ears from Polynesia and the ‘more advanced’ Long Ears from South America.

b. transitive. To make (an action, condition, quality, etc.) compatible or consistent in fact or in one's mind with another; to regard as consistent with. Formerly also with †to, †unto.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony > regard as consistent with

reconcile1605

1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions sig. B3 O would I could by vertues of my voyce..to desires my fortunes reconcile.

1657 in Bp. H. King Poems 51 A soul..That reconcil'd the sword unto the pen, Using both well.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. 9 He has reconciled the pleasing to the proper.

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. ix. 62 It was hardly possible for you to reconcile your political interest with your duty.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. viii. i. 232 There was no reconciling such a frosty reception with the glowing portrait ascribed to this paragon.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 399 Every day made it harder for a Catholic to reconcile Catholicism with loyalty to his Queen.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. v. 174 She was indeed rather busy trying to reconcile this Mr. Tipstead, so dashing, so fascinating to the other sex, with the little rabbit of a man she remembered at the hotel.

1961 K. Tynan Let. 14 Apr. (1994) iv. 261 How can we reconcile its talk of bringing new civility to Cold War diplomacy with these undisguised preparations for armed aggression on a neighbour?

2000 D. Brooks Bobos in Paradise 42 Going on eco-adventure vacations, they've reconciled aristocratic thrill-seeking with social concern.

†c. transitive. Without complement. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon i. 1 Yet there is one thing which I cannot reconcile.

a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 182 Who reconcil'd the Covenant's doubtful sence.

1764 S. Foote Lyar ii. 36 Y. Wild. But suppose, Sir, there should be an unsurmountable objection? O. Wild. Oh, leave the reconciling that to me; I am an excellent casuist.

†d. transitive. To bring (a thing or things) to or into a harmonious form. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony

concile1398

commune1423

agree1532

concord1548

conciliate1573

square1578

concent1596

tally1607

to wind up1608

accommodate1609

adjust1611

conform1646

reconcilea1672

attune1744

harmonize1767

a1672 P. Sterry Rise Kingdom of God (1683) ii. 482 In the same moment do all things here disappear, and all things appear again, as they are reconciled into a most ravishing Harmony of Divine Beauty, and Love.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 12 Some Figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which..Due Distance reconciles to Form and Grace.

12.

a. transitive. Chiefly Shipbuilding. To make even or smooth; to fit together so as to present a uniform surface. Also intransitive. Now only in historical contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > specific operations

berth1627

reconcile1633

ceil1691

frieze1769

skin1774

score1779

mould1797

ribband1805

fortify1820

horn1850

spall1850

convert1862

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter iii. ix. 1294 A robe that is thus artificially mangled, if the scissures and breaches be reconciled with borders of Gold and studdes of Silver;..appeares more glorious, than the former continuity could have made it.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 140 Reconciler or reconciling sweep, a curve which reconciles the floor and lower breadth sweeps together, and thus the shape of the body is formed below the breadth.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 640 Spanner, an important balance in forming the radius of parallel motion in a steam-engine, since it reconciles the curved sweep which the side levers describe with the perpendicular movement of the piston-rod.

1925 Mariner's Mirror 11 26 The stem is formed by two sweeps, reconciling at the height of the orlop.

1956 G. Robinson Elizabethan Ship 35 (caption) A is the centre of sweep a,a... B is the centre of sweep b,b, from the Flat upwards. C is the centre of sweep c,c, which reconciles them.

†b. transitive (reflexive). To settle into position. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

c1857 W. R. Mends in B. S. Mends Life Admiral Bends (1899) xxii. 310 A cheer on deck announced the ship afloat, and by the time I reached the deck she was just reconciling herself between the bowers.

Derivatives

† reconcilee n. Obsolete rare a person who is reconciled.

ΚΠ

1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 67 The ‘reconciler’ to enforce the provisions that the ‘reconcilees’ should not engage in business elsewhere, extended a system of espionage over them.

† reconcileless adj. Obsolete rare having failed to reconcile; (also) unable to be reconciled.

ΚΠ

1796 G. D. Harley Poems 76 The parties reconcileless hurry where—Fair explanation's scouted from the field.

1876 T. S. Egan tr. H. Heine Atta Troll 38 Be the mortal foe of all such Fierce oppressors, reconcileless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	reconcile
释义	reconcilev. Brit. /ˈrɛk(ə)nsʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/ Forms: Middle English recouncile, Middle English recouncyle, Middle English recounsile, Middle English recounsyle, Middle English reyconsile, Middle English–1500s reconsyle, Middle English–1600s reconcyle, Middle English–1600s reconsile, Middle English– reconcile, 1500s reconsyl (Scottish), 1700s reconsille, 1900s– rayconcile (Irish English (northern)). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French reconciler; Latin reconciliāre. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman reconciler, reconsiler, recounciler, recunciler, Anglo-Norman and Middle French reconcilier (French réconcilier ) to restore oneself to friendly relations with another (c1165 in Old French, used reflexively; the specific religious sense at 1b is apparently not paralleled in French until later: 1588), to restore (a person) to friendly relations with oneself or another (late 12th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to cause (a person) to be reunited with God by granting absolution (beginning of the 13th cent.), to purify or reconsecrate (a desecrated church) (1283), (of two people) to make peace with one another (15th cent., used reflexively), to make peace between (parties in conflict) (mid 15th cent.), to bring (a thing or things) into a harmonious form (1668) and its etymon classical Latin reconciliāre to bring back into friendship or agreement, to bring back into harmony, to win back, re-establish, restore, in post-classical Latin also to reconcile with God (Vulgate), to reconcile with the Church, absolve (4th cent.), to reconsecrate (a desecrated church) (8th cent.) < re- re- prefix + conciliāre conciliate v. Compare Catalan reconciliar (1272), Spanish reconciliar (13th cent.), Portuguese reconciliar (14th cent.), Italian riconciliare (a1348). Compare recounsel v. N.E.D. (1904) suggests that sense 3c is after Italian riconciliarsi, but although quot. 1869 is set in Italy, Italian riconciliare is apparently not attested in reflexive use in the sense ‘to make one's confession’, and is rare even in the related senses ‘to do penance’ and ‘to receive the sacrament of penance’ (both 17th cent. in apparently isolated attestations, used reflexively). A more usual sense of the Italian verb is ‘to be reunited with the Church as a result of receiving the sacrament of penance’ (14th cent., used reflexively), and it is possible that Browning's use arose from misapprehension of this sense. I. To restore to peace or unity. 1. With to, †unto, or with. a. transitive (in passive with unexpressed agent). To be restored to friendly relations with a person, after a period of estrangement. Also in extended use. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) Judges xix. 3 Hir man folewide hir wilynge to ben recouncilid [a1425 L.V. be recounselid; L. reconciliari] to hir. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 17 (MED) It suffisiþ þat þou go out of ire and be recounsilid in herte wiþ him. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 193 If þe duke were reconciled onto þe king, it wold bring him onto grete schame. 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle iv. sig. Bviij^v God is reconcyled, and at one wyth all Christen men, thorow hys sonne. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Esdras iv. 31 If she tooke any displeasure at him, the King was faine to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him againe. View more context for this quotation a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) x. i. 456 Light and Darkness..can never..be reconciled one to the other. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 410 Fierce rain with lightning mixt, water with fire In ruine reconcil'd . View more context for this quotation 1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 21 He..is reconcil'd to them as though they had not sinned against him. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. vi. 235 My Landlady being again reconciled to the Puppet-man,..a Face of perfect Peace and Tranquillity reigned in the Kitchin. 1810 S. Green Romance Readers & Romance Writers III. xxiii. 138 In order to be truely reconciled to that injured wife, he must never behold the partner in his crime again. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. 8 This father died, reconciled to his only son at the last. 1946 R. Jeffers Medea i, in Coll. Poetry (1991) III. ii. 171 As to my enemies,—I will be reconciled with them. 1983 A. N. Wilson Milton (1984) vii. 114 When Mary was reconciled to Milton, she pleaded ‘that her mother had been the chief promoter of her frowardness’. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. viii. 211 I tried to reason with her, pointing out that is would be wiser to be reconciled to my father first before visiting our folk in Sandilipay. b. transitive. To restore (a person) to friendly relations with oneself or another; spec. with reference to the restoration of humanity to God through the incarnation and sacrifice of Christ. Also in extended use. †Also intransitive with reflexive meaning (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people) > reconcile (a person) to another reconcilec1384 recounselc1384 concile?1529 atone1642 raccommode1673 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. v. 18 God..reconcilede [a1425 L.V. recounselide; L. reconciliavit], or acordide, vs to him by Crist. c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 315 (MED) Þis ilke holi chirche so clene, Þat god in his sone to mene To him-self Reconciled. a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) 2 Cor. v. 19 (MED) God was in crist reconcylande þe world to hym. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 185 (MED) Grete Basilius..reconsilede to God a man obligate to the deville. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxvj^v They..reconcile hym to Marques Albert. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. vii. 224 Follow me souldiers, wee'l deuise a meane, To reconcile you all vnto the King. View more context for this quotation 1756 H. Walpole Let. 19 Sept. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) III He..abuses Count Bruhl with so much contempt, that one reconciles to him very fast. 1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 753/2 Battle-fields that, long since, nature had healed and reconciled to herself with the sweet oblivion of flowers. 1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. x. 105 The king's desire to reconcile his cousin with his friend. 1932 J. L. La Monte Feudal Monarchy in Lat. Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100 to 1291 i. 13 Hugh, whose vassals, after failing in their efforts to reconcile him with the king, deserted their lord. 1961 H. D. Helen in Egypt 214 It has been Thetis from the first, who reconciled Helen to Achilles. 2000 G. O'Collins in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 600/2 Talk of ‘redemption’ has frequently been associated with Christ's work of expiating sins and lovingly reconciling humanity with God. c. transitive (reflexive). To restore oneself to friendly relations with another; spec. to restore oneself to God's favour through one's prayers or deeds. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring into concord [verb (reflexive)] accordc1300 reconcile1415 1415 T. Hoccleve Addr. to Sir John Oldcastle l. 251 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 16 Thow sholdist reconsyle Thee to him [sc. God] & leue thy mescreaunce. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit viii. 4 These thre nightes wil we reconcyle oure selues with God. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. lxviii. 139 They returned to the king of Coching, with whom they reconcyled themselues. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xxii. 49 I reconcile my self with my Creator, and strike a tally in the Exchequer of Heaven for my quietus est, ere I close my eyes. 1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Prince vii, in tr. N. Machiavelli Wks. 207 The Ursini reconciled themselves to him, by the mediation of Seignor Paulo. 1730 tr. C. Fleury Eccl. Hist. IV. xxxiv. 234 To exhort the People..to reconcile themselves to their Enemies. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Let. 4 Sept. (1956) I. 234 I have been into Devonshire & reconciled my[self] to my family & my family to me. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci i. i. 4 Thou migh'st..reconcile thyself with thine own heart And with thy God, and with the offended world. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. x. 174 His courtship!—the air of a dog with an uneasy conscience, trying to reconcile himself with his master! 1937 W. R. Parker Milton's Debt to Greek Trag. in Samson Agonistes i. 43 The catastrophe was not possible until Samson had reconciled himself to God. 1968 M. Rukeyser in Coll. Poems (1978) 451 We would try..To construct peace, to make love, to reconcile..ourselves with each other. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 25/2 In The Labyrinth of Solitude, he had reconciled himself with his father. †2. transitive. To bring (a person) back to or into peace, favour, etc. Also reflexive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > [verb (transitive)] > to favour reconcilea1382 recounsel1533 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring into concord [verb (reflexive)] > with or to a person's peace or favour reconcile1526 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) 3 Esdras iv. 31 He glosith, to the time that he be recounsilid [L. reconcilietur] in to [a1425 L.V. to] grace. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §39 Some of hise olde enemys reconsiled [v.r. recounseilled]..to his loue & in to his grace. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 3073 (MED) Lysymachus..Them reconsiled ech to othirs grace. a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 125 (MED) Thei might furst vndirstonde hough the Romaynes myght be reconsiled to the favour of their goddis. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. YYYi^v For them..whiche..be at discorde & debate, to reconsile them to peace & concorde. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 301/2 Earle Waltif who had..slaine many Normans with his owne handes, was reconciled into the Kings fauoure. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. i. 60 I desire To reconcile me to his friendly peace. View more context for this quotation 1639 R. B. tr. Epitome Lives Kings of France 42 Hee was reconciled into favour by the Marriage of Cometrude, Sister of his last Wife. 1740 Extract Rev. John Wesley's Jrnl. Georgia (ed. 2) Pref. 16 Thro' the Merits of Christ his sins are forgiven, and he reconciled to the Favour of God. 1754 G. Jeffreys Miscellanies 133 My care shall watch you, and my counsel aid, To reconcile to peace your wounded Soul. 3. a. transitive. Without prepositional phrase as complement. To bring (a person) back to friendship with oneself or another. Also (now only) intransitive. Now rare and poetic. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Coloss. i. 22 He hath recouncilid [L. reconciliavit] ȝou in the body of his fleisch bi deeth. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 64 (MED) Mercy is not ellis but a redynes to forȝeve and reconsile. c1450 (?a1422) J. Lydgate Life Our Lady (Durh.) iv. 316 (MED) Crist was..prest, man to reconsile, That bansshede was oute of his herytage. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxvii. f. lxiiii Wherfore by fayre and easy meanes he called home his Sone and recouncilid hym, and forgaue all trespace. a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 27 An eye..Frendes to allure, and foes to reconcile. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 150 Till we can find a time To..reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee backe. View more context for this quotation 1660 tr. T. Campanella Advice King of Spain v. 24 The French, Italians, and Spaniards, being first all reconciled and made friends by the Pope, are to joyn their whole Forces together. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 205 To reconcile the shooter God, Within her hollow Sides the Sacrifice he stow'd. 1712 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 8 Dec. (1965) I. 174 Lord Halifax..says..he..will take pains to reconcile my F[ather]. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby iv. 185 He came in secret to enquire Her state, and reconcile her sire. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Lotos-eaters: Choric Song (rev. ed.) vi, in Poems (new ed.) I. 182 Let what is broken so remain. The Gods are hard to reconcile: 'Tis hard to settle order once again. 1870 J. M. Bell Triumph of Liberty in Poet. Wks. (1901) 142 We had vainly tried To reconcile our traitorous foe. 1908 A. Austin Sacred & Profane Love 23 Tis not for Song to enrage, but reconcile. b. transitive (in passive with unexpressed agent). Now rare and poetic. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people) > win (a person) over or back to friendly relations recounselc1384 reconcilec1405 recover1556 atonea1617 conciliate1796 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §214 Thow shalt eschue the conseillyng of thynne olde enemys þ^t ben reconsiled. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxxvii. f. cxix Elfricus..fled as a false tryatour, And after that reconsyled fled the seconde tyme to the Danys. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 39 Let him live Before thee reconcil'd . View more context for this quotation 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vii. 146 Nor did her father cease to press my claim, Nor did mine own now reconciled. 1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot in Coll. Poems (1979) 426 Hawk paired with turtle-dove, and reconciled. †c. transitive (reflexive). To make one's confession, to confess. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > make confession [verb (reflexive)] shrive?c1225 confess1377 reconcile1869 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xii. 205 He turned to the confessor, crossed And reconciled himself, with decency. 4. Christian Church. a. transitive. To bring back, restore, or readmit to the Church, spec. the Roman Catholic Church. Chiefly with to. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > bring about reconciliation [verb (transitive)] reconcilea1387 recounselc1450 reconcile1579 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 317 Þe pope Iustinus reconcilede [L. revocavit ab exilio] þe bisshoppes þat Anastacius hadde exciled. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 73 (MED) I haue good mende how I ȝow revyled..now be ȝe reconsylid. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 93 If þei mend bi þe penaunce of þe kirk [they may] be recounsilid. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlv^v The Albygensis, the whiche of longe tyme had ben Effected w^t dyuers poyntes of Herysy, and many tymes reconcyled by the kynges of Fraunce. 1570 T. Norton Bull graunted to Harding (new ed.) sig. B The Pope..hath graunted to Doctor Harding..a certaine authoritie..to reconcile Englishmen to the bosome of the Romane Chirch. a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 223 To put in vre any bull, or instrument of absolution, or reconciliation from Rome, or to take vpon one..to absolue or reconcile any person. 1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Hist. France 171 St. Denis in the year 834. reconciled him to the Church, and restored him to the Communion. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 323 They were for some time shut up together. And the Priest said, he had reconciled him according to their form. 1783 T. Pennant Tour in Wales II. 375 James II. sent him on an embassy to the Pope, to reconcile the church of these kingdoms to the holy see. 1800 J. Milner Lett. to Prebendary vi. 147 Amongst other persons of consideration whom he reconciled to the ancient church, was the bishop of Gloucester, Dr. Cheney. 1862 F. D. Maurice Mod. Philos. v. 187 All the generous efforts which had been made to reconcile him [sc. Giordano Bruno] to the Church were announced as the justification of a perpetual exclusion from it. 1910 Catholic Encycl. VIII. s.v. Ven. William Knight He was directed to one Henry Abbot,..who endeavoured to procure a priest to reconcile him to the Church. 1938 V. McNabb Let. 2 Dec. in T. L. Connolly F. Thompson (1944) ii. 52 It would not be fair to Wilfrid Blunt to say that ‘I reconciled him to the Church’. I gave him the Last Sacraments. 1991 W. L. Wakefield & A. P. Evans Heresies of High Middle Ages 735 (note) The disappearance of ‘those of the meadow’ was due to the activities of Durand of Huesca, who sought to reconcile them to the Church. †b. transitive (in passive). With to. To become reunited (or be admitted for the first time) to a denomination of the Church, esp. to the Roman Catholic Church. Also reflexive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > church [verb (transitive)] reconcile1579 society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > bring about reconciliation [verb (transitive)] reconcilea1387 recounselc1450 reconcile1579 society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > reconciliation > undergo reconciliation [verb (reflexive)] recounselc1450 reconcile1689 1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 553 The Graecians immediately before their oppression by the Turkes, were reconciled to the Church of Rome in the councell of Ferrar, and Florens. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 224 Ben Johnson..was 12 Years a Papist; but after this he was reconciled to the Church of England. 1689 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 597 The house of commons have thought fitt to committ Sir Edward Hales and Obadiah Walker for high treason in reconcileing themselves to the church of Rome. 1700 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 662 The countesse of Jersey, who was a Roman catholick, is said to be reconciled to the church of England. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 555 Where a person is reconciled to the see of Rome, or procures others to be reconciled, the offence amounts to high Treason. 1840 Act 3 & 4 Victoria c. 52 §6 If..Prince Albert shall..be reconciled to or shall hold Communion with the See or Church of Rome. 5. a. transitive. Christian Church. To cleanse, purify (a place) in a religious ceremony; to reconsecrate (a desecrated church or holy place). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > give absolution [verb (transitive)] shrivea776 unbindc950 assoil1297 soila1300 reconcilea1387 releasec1405 absoil1440 absolve1496 absolve1525 shrift1611 society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > purify [verb (transitive)] > church (after defilement) reconcilea1387 recounsel?c1450 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > clean [verb (transitive)] yclense971 cleansea1000 farmOE fayc1220 fowc1350 absterse?a1425 mundify?a1425 muck1429 to cast clean1522 absterge1526 sprinkle1526 reconcile1535 net1536 clengec1540 neat?1575 snuff?1575 rinse1595 deterge1623 scavengea1644 scavenger1645 decrott1653 reform1675 clean1681 deterse1684 fluxa1763 to clean away, offa1839 to clean down1839 scavage1851 untaint1855 to sand and canvas1912 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 365 Þat reyn schal neuere cese, or a preost..blisse þe water, and with mylk of a cowe..by-springe þe welle, and so reconsile [L. reconciliaverit] þe welle. c1415 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Lansd.) (1877) §965 If..man or womman spilled his kinde in wiþ þat place be waye of sinne..þe chirche were enterdited til it were reconsiled be þe Bischop. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 59 (MED) We denouncyn..alle þat feyȝtin, or drawe blood in vyolens, or defoule wyth leccherye..ony place halwyd, wherfore it nedyth to be reconsyled aȝen. a1500 ( in J. S. Brewer Monumenta Franciscana (1858) 522 (MED) Also for to reconsyle ther churche in case that yt shall nede, ther shall be made a dore atte the ende of the wall. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. xvi. 20 Whan he hath made an ende of reconcylinge the Sanctuary. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 257 Upon the burial of an heretick within the precincts the Church must be reconciled. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Reconciliari A church is said..to be reconciled, when 'tis consecrated a-fresh, after having been polluted or profaned; as by the Possession of Pagans or heretics, &c. 1783 A. C. Ducarel Some Acct. Town Croydon v. 11 A commission, dated February 16, 1417,..to reconcile the parish church and church-yard of Croydon, then lately polluted by an effusion of blood. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. at Desecration If any of the cases cited above have occurred,..the church or cemetery cannot be used till it has been purified or reconciled by the bishop. 1911 J. C. Cox Sanctuaries & Sanctuary Seekers of Medieval Eng. (2005) xii. 250 The bishop..authorised him to reconcile the church and churchyard of Clun, which had been desecrated by the murder of a fugitive. 1976 K. Bonfiglioli Something Nasty in Woodshed x. 117 The earlier chapel..had been ‘reconciled’ by some meddlesome bishop... This meant sort of re-consecrated and de-Romanised. 2000 R. Bartlett Eng. under Norman & Angevin Kings ix. 447 The bishops of Exeter and Chester reconciled the church, the monks could re-enter it, and masses could again be celebrated there. †b. transitive. To restore (a person) to purity, to cleanse. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms l[i]. 7 O reconcile me with Isope, and I shal be clene [L. Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor]: wash thou me, and I shalbe whyter than snow. †c. transitive. To expiate, atone for. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > atone for [verb (transitive)] beetc897 i-bye10.. abyelOE answer?a1300 buya1300 amendc1300 mendc1330 forbuy1340 redressa1387 answera1400 byea1400 filla1400 peasea1400 ransoma1400 to pay for——c1400 recompense?a1439 abidea1450 satisfyc1460 redeema1464 repaira1513 syth1513 reconcile1535 acquit1567 dispense1590 assoil1596 propitiate1610 expiatea1626 atone1661 retrievea1679 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. iii. 14 This wickednes of y^e house of Eli shall not be reconcyled [L. expietur]..with sacrifice. 1557 E. Sutton et al. Let. 25 July in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford (1574) p. clxxx As water quencheth burninge fire, so dothe mercie reconcile synnes. 1599 R. Pont Newe Treat. Right Reckoning 22 He..who was appoynted of God hid Father,..to seale vp sinnes, and reconcile wickednesse. †d. intransitive. To make atonement. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > atone [verb (intransitive)] abyelOE amendc1330 to make or do asseth1340 to make a seth(e1387 make amends and sethec1420 satisfyc1425 byec1440 to do or make greec1492 syth1513 reconcile1539 respond1789 repair1886 1539 Bible (Great) Lev. vi. 30 And no synne offrynge..brought into the tabernacle of witnesse to reconcyle [L. ad expiandum] with all in the holy place, shal be eaten. 6. a. transitive. To restore (estranged parties) to friendly relations; to make peace between (parties in conflict).With quots. c1390 and ?a1475, cf. sense 4. In quot. a1398 in extended use: cf. sense 10a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people) seema1000 saughtc1000 saughtela1122 accordlOE i-sehtnec1175 saughtenc1175 to bring, make, set at onec1300 peasec1300 reconcilec1390 corda1400 pacifyc1500 agree1530 reconciliate1539 gree1570 atone1597 compose1597 even1620 to build bridges1886 c1390 (?c1350) St. Bernard 854 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 55 (MED) Þe pope him sent To Melan..Hem and heore chirche to reconcyle Þat dwelleden in þat cite. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 131 By influence of heuene and vertue of planetis þey [sc. the elements] beþ recouncyled in here doynge and I-brouȝt to acorde. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 315 (MED) Hormisda the pope..reconsilede the Grekes and the clergy. c1475 ( in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 145 Eschew flatery and adulacioun; Folkes reconsile that stonde desolate. 1565 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews 254 The saydis Dauid Ledop and Cristen Kyninmonth war reconsiled. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus i. i. 464 Let it be mine honour..That I haue reconciled your friends and you. View more context for this quotation 1628 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 216 His Ma. and lower huis are reconcild. 1681 T. Jordan London's Joy 8 Till an Invasion make them Friends too late, And Reconcile in Ruine. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) ii. 227 An embassador who reconciled two contending nations. 1782 W. Cowper Lily & Rose 25 Thus sooth'd and reconciled, each seeks The fairest British fair. 1800 S. T. Coleridge Own Times II. 353 Attempts are made at Vienna, to reconcile the Archduke and Suwarrow. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. 4th Ser. i. vii. 80 Lewis and Henry were reconciled amidst general satisfaction and enthusiasm. 1937 G. Greene in Spectator 26 Mar. 580/2 The three children..sail for New York to..reconcile their parents. 1989 G. Daly Pre-Raphaelites in Love i. 23 Their friendship survived... In some wise the two young men were reconciled. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees xiv. 403 The Green Belt Movement used peace trees to reconcile disputing communities. b. intransitive. Of two people: to return to friendly relations after a period of estrangement; to make peace with each other. Also: (of an individual) to return to friendly relations with another. rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)] saughtel1154 saughtenc1275 peasec1300 saughta1400 reconcilec1425 agree1447 to make peace1535 to fall in1546 to piece up1653 to kiss and be friends1657 to kiss and make up1657 to make it up1669 to make it up1722 conciliate1747 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. 1428 (MED) Recouncyled boþe he & þe quene, And al rancour of any old offence..þei put in suspence. 1683 J. Crowne City Politiques iv. 51 Are you out of your Wits, to quarrel who should be murder'd first?.. For shame reconcile, pray reconcile. 1979 Time 2 Apr. 10/2 Hussein has even reconciled with Yasser Arafat..with whom he has been at bloody odds since 1970. 1981 N. Farah Sardines vi. 111 They would reconcile once they met..they would arrive at a compromise. 2002 Washington Post (Home ed.) 18 Jan. c8/4 I feel sucker-punched every time I help her separate from this person, only to have them reconcile again. †7. transitive. To restore, regain (grace, etc.); (also) to gain (credit). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > favour, credit, etc. reconcilec1400 the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > as something desired or advantageous findOE winc1000 betellc1275 getc1330 reapa1350 craftc1350 attainc1374 achievea1393 embrace?c1475 conquer1477 consecute1536 gain1570 lucrify1570 compass1609 raise1611 lucrate1623 reconcile1665 engage1725 to pull off1860 c1400 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) v. l. 1743 (MED) [a1393 Fairf. The hihe almyhti majeste..sende his Sone fro the hevene To sette mannes Soule in evene] And haþ his grace reconciled ffro which þe man was ferst exiled. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O4^v To rest themselues, and grace to reconcile. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense Let. Aristotle 80 in Scepsis Scientifica That they might reconcile credit to their Writings upon him. II. To make compatible or consistent. 8. a. transitive. To settle, resolve (a controversy, argument, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) peasec1330 reconcilea1393 compone1523 compromit1537 compound1546 atone1555 to take up1560 compose1570 gree1570 accommodate1609 concoct1620 even1620 sopite1628 to make up1699 liquidate1765 resolve1875 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1578 (MED) The word this worldes cause entriketh, And reconsileth whan him liketh. ?a1450 ( J. Lydgate Serpent of Division (McClean) (1911) 58 (MED) In this ilke two began þe devision whiche neuer aftir myȝte perfitely be restorid nor reconsilid to vnyte. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxxvij He wil haue such continual warre with them, as shall neuer be reconciled. 1591 W. Cecill Let. 15 Jan. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 502 Continue your honourable course holden betweene the Emperour and her Maiesty, to reconcile such differences as any occasion doth offer to their league or trafficke. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 161 There is no more hope that wee should meete to reconcile this quarrell. 1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 481 The lords..reconciled a difference between the earls of Peterborough and Orford about the army. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. ix. 197 The Quarrel was..reconciled . View more context for this quotation 1792 Hist. Sketch French Revol. 64 The true cause of that concord between the gentry and the people, that latent harmony which reconciles our most violent civil dissentions. 1824 T. Medwin Conversat. of Byron II. 186 I..have..continued here..in the hope of seeing things reconciled, and have done all in my power there-for. 1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature 117 Some independent principle, through which to reconcile the opposition of subject and object in the individual. 1928 Y. Ichihashi Washington Conf. & After iv. 48 He inquired of Baron Kato whether he could do anything to reconcile the disagreement. 1980 M. Shoard Theft of Countryside iii. xi. 121 Conservationists are invited to see and discuss plans and proposals drawn up to reconcile conflicts..on selected farms. 2005 E. Morrison Last Bk. you Read 157 They'd like you all to sit in your happy little boxes together, reconciling your differences through the power of love while you watch TV. †b. transitive. To level, smooth (an unevenness). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)] evenlOE slighta1300 planec1350 complanec1420 levelc1450 dismount1563 planish1580 equalize1596 equal1610 to even out1613 flat1613 flattena1631 complanate1643 platten1688 reconcile1712 range1825 macadamize1826 lay1892 plata1903 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 64 Grass-plots..that serve to reconcile [Fr. raccorder] the Inequality of two Pieces of Ground. 9. a. transitive. To bring (a person) into a state of acquiescence with, acceptance of, or submission to a thing, situation, etc.; frequently in passive (with unexpressed agent). Also reflexive.In quot. 1543: to persuade (a person) to do something.In quot. 1666 intransitive: to become reconciled. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > accept without resistance [verb (transitive)] > put up with or become reconciled to bear1540 reconcile1543 to take up with1609 to come to terms1860 to live with ——1937 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (intransitive)] > become resigned resigna1500 reconcile1666 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (reflexive)] > become resigned to circumstances resign1654 reconcile1677 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 161 (MED) Ethelfrides wyfe..Violently exiled..went..To kyng Cadwan..To tyme he might hym [sc. Ethelfrede] haue reconsyled Her to receyue. 1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy f. 15^v He tould him the waight of sinne..and in such manner schooled him, that of a lewd young man, he reconciled him to a stayed and holie course of life. 1666 W. Sancroft Occas. Serm. 104 Your Thoughts though much startled at first, by degrees reconcile to it. 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Qq 3/2 He could not reconcile himself,..to do it. 1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 149 Trials often reconcile us to that, which at a distance we looked on with aversion. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 202 People who had been used to join with the Church, were reconcil'd at this Time, with the admitting the Dissenters to preach to them. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty 7 How gradually does the eye grow reconciled even to a disagreeable dress. 1795 Montford Castle II. 155 Launcelot..felt quite reconciled at not following our hero. 1813 Gentleman's Mag. 83 ii. 351 Nor could even Fatima's beautiful face reconcile me to the nose jewel. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. x. 79 He contrived to reconcile himself to the intended visit. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xx. 335 Not subdued only, but reconciled to subjugation. 1921 J. Galsworthy To Let 270 He had never become quite reconciled with cars. 1946 B. Macdonald Egg & I II. v. 68 Whatever my original attitude was, I became reconciled to certain things as unavoidable pot-holes in my road. 1949 V. Bell Let. 5 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1993) ix. 523 Duncan and I left early the next morning for Milan. I can't bear Milan, even the ices don't reconcile me, and when we got there we had a dreary time. 1985 A. Cohen Admirable Woman (1987) 148 Martens, if not at peace, was finally reconciled. 1995 Independent 14 Jan. 14/2 Men..must reconcile themselves to the changed world they live in. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Mar. 4/1 Fatality on such a scale..threatens the conviction that perhaps most reconciles many of us..to our own mortality. †b. transitive. To make agreeable to someone. Obsolete. rare.Perhaps only an error in quot. 1888. ΚΠ 1888 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (new ed.) I. i. 58 His courtesy and affability..marvellously reconciled [a1674 recommended] [him] to all men. 10. a. transitive. To make (differing facts, statements, etc.) consistent or compatible with each other. Formerly also †intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony > specific facts or statements reconcile1560 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. clxxx^v They..haue reconcyled dyuerse, & weyghty articles of doctryne [L. conciliasse multa, nec quidem leuia doctine capita]. 1578 tr. J. Calvin Comm. Joshua sig. .iii^v How then shall we reconcile those matters together? a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth* (1623) iv. iii. 140 Such welcome, and vnwelcom things at once 'Tis hard to reconcile . View more context for this quotation 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 88 Let me hear what your own conceptions are of the matter, if they tend to elucidate or reconcile. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxii. 162 Two contrary motions are introduced.., and reconciled, which were thought to be at variance with each other. 1799 R. R. Livingston in Trans. Soc. Prom. Useful Info. (1801) 330 A theory, which I thought might tend to reconcile the various extraordinary phenomena attending its [sc. gypsum's] operations. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 57 They present two aspects, which it is not easy to reconcile, and neither of which can be shown to be absolutely false. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 522 The only means of reconciling the different accounts. 1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold iv. iii My son, like all fine natures, is a being of strange contradictions which the trials of life have not yet reconciled in him. 1950 D. Cusack Morning Sacrifice in 3 Austral. Three-act Plays iii. i. 243 I am quite at a loss to reconcile the conflicting points of view. 2000 S. Poole Trigger Happy ix. 212 How can these two apparently contradictory claims be reconciled? b. transitive. Bookkeeping. To make (an account) consistent with another, esp. by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed (as when a cheque has been issued but not yet presented for payment). Cf. reconciliation n. 4b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (transitive)] > add up and ascertain differences > balance or reconcile strike1539 sald1588 rescounter1606 even1619 balance1622 level1660 square1815 reconcile1822 agree1882 cash1960 1822 Caledonian Mercury 25 Feb. 3/3 Mr. Hume..moved as an amendment, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer be recommended to reconcile these contradictory accounts of the income of the year 1821. 1856 Times 17 June 11/1 The reconciliation account could not be reconciled with the original. 1900 W. W. Snailum Fifteen Studies in Book-keeping xi. 122 At the end of each financial period it will be necessary to ‘reconcile’ the bank account. 1947 F. H. Jones Jordan's Mod. Book-keeping i. iii. 33 In order to reconcile the Cash Book balance with the statement of Account balance a Bank Reconciliation Statement is compiled. 1997 Accountancy Apr. 122/3 Each Client Bank Account shall be reconciled against the balances shown in the client's ledger not less frequently than at six-monthly intervals. 11. a. transitive. To make (a theory, statement, etc.) agree with another or with a fact; to show to be consistent with. Formerly also with †to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > cause to correspond or agree > specific observations, theories, etc. reconcile1579 to save (also salve) the phenomena1625 to save the phenomena1625 correct1774 1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 111 Hee woulde reconcile his transubstantiation, with this counterfet sacrifice of breade and wine. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage i. xiii. 60 It breedes much difficultie, to reconcile the ancient historie of the Babylonian..Empire, with the kingdomes and Kings in that Chapter. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. v. §2 Thus we see..that it is possible to reconcile some of the Ægyptian extravagant accounts to some probability and consistency with truth. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. v. 80 (note) A plain matter of fact, which men cannot reconcile with the general account they think fit to give of things. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. viii. 36 It is impossible..to reconcile those contents to the facts I have to communicate. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. liv. 683 The indications of Lane's and Henley's electrometer agree immediately with each other; but it seems difficult to reconcile this result with the general theory. 1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 201 To show by what general line of thought my view of space might be reconciled with the particular facts of Nature. 1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 910/1 Einstein found that a world without matter could not be reconciled with his cosmic equations. 1953 S. Spender Creative Elem. ii. 54 Rimbaud seems..to wish to reconcile Christianity with Saint-Simonist socialism. 2000 E. Hunt et al. South Pacific 182/1 He [sc. Thor Heyerdahl] speculated that the oral tradition could be reconciled with separate migrations of the Short Ears from Polynesia and the ‘more advanced’ Long Ears from South America. b. transitive. To make (an action, condition, quality, etc.) compatible or consistent in fact or in one's mind with another; to regard as consistent with. Formerly also with †to, †unto. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony > regard as consistent with reconcile1605 1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions sig. B3 O would I could by vertues of my voyce..to desires my fortunes reconcile. 1657 in Bp. H. King Poems 51 A soul..That reconcil'd the sword unto the pen, Using both well. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. 9 He has reconciled the pleasing to the proper. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. ix. 62 It was hardly possible for you to reconcile your political interest with your duty. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. viii. i. 232 There was no reconciling such a frosty reception with the glowing portrait ascribed to this paragon. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 399 Every day made it harder for a Catholic to reconcile Catholicism with loyalty to his Queen. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. v. 174 She was indeed rather busy trying to reconcile this Mr. Tipstead, so dashing, so fascinating to the other sex, with the little rabbit of a man she remembered at the hotel. 1961 K. Tynan Let. 14 Apr. (1994) iv. 261 How can we reconcile its talk of bringing new civility to Cold War diplomacy with these undisguised preparations for armed aggression on a neighbour? 2000 D. Brooks Bobos in Paradise 42 Going on eco-adventure vacations, they've reconciled aristocratic thrill-seeking with social concern. †c. transitive. Without complement. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon i. 1 Yet there is one thing which I cannot reconcile. a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 182 Who reconcil'd the Covenant's doubtful sence. 1764 S. Foote Lyar ii. 36 Y. Wild. But suppose, Sir, there should be an unsurmountable objection? O. Wild. Oh, leave the reconciling that to me; I am an excellent casuist. †d. transitive. To bring (a thing or things) to or into a harmonious form. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony concile1398 commune1423 agree1532 concord1548 conciliate1573 square1578 concent1596 tally1607 to wind up1608 accommodate1609 adjust1611 conform1646 reconcilea1672 attune1744 harmonize1767 a1672 P. Sterry Rise Kingdom of God (1683) ii. 482 In the same moment do all things here disappear, and all things appear again, as they are reconciled into a most ravishing Harmony of Divine Beauty, and Love. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 12 Some Figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which..Due Distance reconciles to Form and Grace. 12. a. transitive. Chiefly Shipbuilding. To make even or smooth; to fit together so as to present a uniform surface. Also intransitive. Now only in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > specific operations berth1627 reconcile1633 ceil1691 frieze1769 skin1774 score1779 mould1797 ribband1805 fortify1820 horn1850 spall1850 convert1862 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter iii. ix. 1294 A robe that is thus artificially mangled, if the scissures and breaches be reconciled with borders of Gold and studdes of Silver;..appeares more glorious, than the former continuity could have made it. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 140 Reconciler or reconciling sweep, a curve which reconciles the floor and lower breadth sweeps together, and thus the shape of the body is formed below the breadth. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 640 Spanner, an important balance in forming the radius of parallel motion in a steam-engine, since it reconciles the curved sweep which the side levers describe with the perpendicular movement of the piston-rod. 1925 Mariner's Mirror 11 26 The stem is formed by two sweeps, reconciling at the height of the orlop. 1956 G. Robinson Elizabethan Ship 35 (caption) A is the centre of sweep a,a... B is the centre of sweep b,b, from the Flat upwards. C is the centre of sweep c,c, which reconciles them. †b. transitive (reflexive). To settle into position. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ c1857 W. R. Mends in B. S. Mends Life Admiral Bends (1899) xxii. 310 A cheer on deck announced the ship afloat, and by the time I reached the deck she was just reconciling herself between the bowers. Derivatives † reconcilee n. Obsolete rare a person who is reconciled. ΚΠ 1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 67 The ‘reconciler’ to enforce the provisions that the ‘reconcilees’ should not engage in business elsewhere, extended a system of espionage over them. † reconcileless adj. Obsolete rare having failed to reconcile; (also) unable to be reconciled. ΚΠ 1796 G. D. Harley Poems 76 The parties reconcileless hurry where—Fair explanation's scouted from the field. 1876 T. S. Egan tr. H. Heine Atta Troll 38 Be the mortal foe of all such Fierce oppressors, reconcileless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1382
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