reconcile

rec|on|cile [ˈrekənsaıl] v

[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: réconcilier, from Latin conciliare; CONCILIATE]

1.) [T]

if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable

▪ The possibility remains that the two theories may be reconciled.

reconcile sth with sth

▪ Bevan tried to reconcile British socialism with a wider international vision.

2.) be reconciled (with sb)

to have a good relationship again with someone after you have quarrelled with them

▪ Jonah and his youngest son were, on the surface at least, reconciled.

reconcile to [reconcile sb to sth] phr v

to make someone able to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation

▪ He tried to reconcile his father to the idea of the wedding.

reconcile yourself to sth

▪ Henry had more or less reconciled himself to Don's death.