RECONCILE


Meaning of RECONCILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l ]

verb

( -ciled ; -cil·ing )

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

Date: 14th century

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

Synonyms: see adapt

• rec·on·cil·abil·i·ty ˌre-kən-ˌsī-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• rec·on·cil·able ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl, ˈre-kən-ˌ adjective

• rec·on·cile·ment ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l-mənt noun

• rec·on·cil·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.