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to reconcile

to reconcile

68 5.4
To make different ideas or plans work together
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/
translation icon : conciliar
  • There are people who are trying to basically reconcile two sets of values, two fundamental sets of human needs.
  • try to reconcile
  • attempt to reconcile
  • efforts to reconcile

Can the decision in Web be reconciled with Mills?

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Examples

  • In this way, Baude and Sachs aim to reconcile legal theory and practice.

    Academic text (2017)

  • First, some way must be found to reconcile differences in state and federal estimates of student achievement.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So how do you reconcile these two things?

  • Can you reconcile that now with the price?

    Gamers Nexus

  • How do we reconcile this?

    Ferrari (2023)

  • How do you reconcile that conflict?

    ReasonTV

  • Lately, it had become more and more difficult to reconcile these two views within himself.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In that case, shouldn't we at least try to reconcile our differences?

    Wilson (1944)

  • Therefore, in what follows, I will make an effort to reconcile these conflicting views.

    Academic text (1990)

  • They tried to reconcile their differing opinions on the project to keep the team united.

Synonyms

to agree
vsto reconcile
255 1.0

Be the same as another thing or match it

focuses more on actively creating compatibility rather than just matching
to compromise
vsto reconcile
215 3.7

To settle a disagreement by each side giving up something

seeks compatibility without necessarily requiring mutual concessions
to align with
vsto reconcile
82 4.4

To agree with and change to match something

is broader, covering making different things compatible in many ways
to accommodate
vsto reconcile
61 6.8

Make something suitable for a new use

aims instead at bringing different things or ideas into agreement
to harmonize
vsto reconcile
  • US
10 4.1

Make different things agree or work well together

is the general act of making different things compatible or agreeing
to resolve conflicts
vsto reconcile
5 3.4

To find a fair way to end a disagreement between people

covers making things compatible beyond resolving direct disputes
to conciliate
vsto reconcile
8.2

To make different ideas or plans fit together

is the same general process of making things compatible
to thrash out a compromise
vsto reconcile
5.7

Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree

describes the act of creating compatibility rather than the discussion process

Antonyms

to disagree
∞ 1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

separate
829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

conflict
397 2.3

A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas

How Compatible

to harmonize
  • US
10 4.1
to match
841 1.0
to reconcile
68 5.4
to differ
152 2.6
to contradict
174 3.7

Surface Forms

reconcile infinitive
reconciled past
reconciled past participle
reconciling present participle
reconciles third person singular

Morphology

reconcile = re + concile

The apparent prefix 're-' and the root are not recognizable productive morphemes to most learners, so the sense 'make compatible' cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Reconcile comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and conciliare 'bring together', the same idea behind the word council. That's why to reconcile ideas or plans is to make them 'agree' or fit together.