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单词 reconciled
释义

reconcile

verb

rec·​on·​cile ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
reconciled; reconciling

transitive verb

1
a
: to restore to friendship or harmony
reconciled the factions
b
: settle, resolve
reconcile differences
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
4
a
: to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy
b
: to account for

intransitive verb

: to become reconciled
reconcilability
ˌre-kən-ˌsī-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
noun
reconcilable
ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
ˈre-kən-ˌsī-
adjective
reconcilement
ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l-mənt How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
noun
reconciler noun

Synonyms

  • accommodate
  • attune
  • conciliate
  • conform
  • coordinate
  • harmonize
  • key
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Example Sentences

She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. John Grisham, The Chamber, 1995 He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings Stand Up, 1990 By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. Clifton Fadiman, Center Magazine, January-February 1971 It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable … Russell Lynes, Harper's, October 1968 It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality. historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler, from Latin reconciliare, from re- + conciliare to conciliate

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

reconcile

verb

rec·​on·​cile ˈre-kən-ˌsīl How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
reconciled; reconciling
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.

Legal Definition

reconcile

verb

rec·​on·​cile ˈre-kən-ˌsīl How to pronounce reconcile (audio)
reconciled; reconciling

transitive verb

1
a
: to restore to harmony
reconciled the parties
reconciled the marriage
b
: to bring to resolution
reconcile differences
2
a
: to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy
b
: to account for

intransitive verb

: 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

reconciled

verb

past tense of reconcile
as in integrated
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • integrated
  • combined
  • merged
  • coordinated
  • conciliated
  • harmonized
  • aligned
  • conformed
  • adapted
  • attuned
  • matched
  • connected
  • united
  • accommodated
  • balanced
  • correlated
  • keyed
  • suited
  • paired
  • blended
  • unified
  • synchronized
  • synthesized
  • joined
  • dovetailed
  • tuned
  • orchestrated
  • equalized
  • fused
  • fitted
  • proportioned
  • arranged
  • fit
  • regularized
  • blent
  • ordered
  • standardized
  • squared
  • alined
  • arrayed
  • evened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confused
  • disturbed
  • disrupted
  • upset
  • estranged
  • skewed
  • alienated
  • disharmonized
  • disordered
  • disorganized
  • disarrayed
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