reconcile

C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

Also spelled reconcileable

US /ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl/ UK /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #15839

Meanings

1

verb
To make two ideas, facts, or needs fit together when they seem to conflict.

It's hard to reconcile his kind words with his cruel actions.
2

verb
To become friendly again after an argument.

After years apart, the brothers finally reconciled.
3

verb
To accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed.

She reconciled herself to living far from home.
4

verb
To check that two sets of financial records agree.

The accountant reconciled the company's books with the bank statement.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make two ideas, facts,... accommodate harmonize

3 verb · to accept an unpleasant... resign submit

Word family

Forms reconcilablereconciledreconcilesreconcilingunreconciled

Derived forms irreconcilereconcilabilityreconcilablereconcileereconcilementreconcilerreconciliationreconcilinglyunreconcileunreconciledunreconciling

Related forms conciliate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reconciliō.

reconciliō Latin

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Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes

# reconcile

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɹɛkənsaɪl
**Frequency rank:** 15839

## Meanings
1. To make two ideas, facts, or needs fit together when they seem to conflict.
2. To become friendly again after an argument.
3. To accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed.
4. To check that two sets of financial records agree.

## Examples
- It's hard to reconcile his kind words with his cruel actions.
- After years apart, the brothers finally reconciled.
- She reconciled herself to living far from home.
- The accountant reconciled the company's books with the bank statement.

## Derived Forms
- irreconcile
- reconcilability
- reconcilable
- reconcilee
- reconcilement
- reconciler
- reconciliation
- reconcilingly
- unreconcile
- unreconciled
- unreconciling

## Related Forms
- conciliate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reconciliō

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reconciliō.

## AI Etymology
Reconcile is borrowed from Latin reconciliō. Important recorded forms include reconciliō (Latin). Current senses include to make two ideas, facts, or needs fit together when they seem to conflict, to become friendly again after an argument, and to accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed. The wider family includes derived forms such as irreconcile, reconcilability, reconcilable, reconcilee, and reconcilement and related words such as conciliate.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Actions & Processes

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