- reconcile someone to
- make someone accept (a disagreeable thing).
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
reconcile someone to
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reconcile to — [phrasal verb] reconcile (someone) to (something) : to cause (someone) to accept (something unpleasant) He eventually became reconciled to his position in life. I reconciled myself to the loss. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reconcile — UK [ˈrekənsaɪl] / US [ˈrekənˌsaɪl] verb Word forms reconcile : present tense I/you/we/they reconcile he/she/it reconciles present participle reconciling past tense reconciled past participle reconciled 1) [transitive] to find a way to make ideas … English dictionary
reconcile — rec|on|cile [ rekən,saıl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you reconcile two people or groups or they reconcile, they become friendly again after a disagreement: The couple has been making every effort to reconcile. Foreign mediators have … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reconcile — /ˈrɛkənsaɪl / (say rekuhnsuyl) verb (t) (reconciled, reconciling) 1. to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent: to reconcile differing statements. 2. to win over to friendliness: to reconcile a hostile person. 3. to… …
reconcile — [ rɛk(ə)nsʌɪl] verb 1》 restore friendly relations between. ↘settle (a quarrel). 2》 make or show to be compatible. 3》 (reconcile someone to) make someone accept (a disagreeable thing). 4》 make (one account) consistent with another, especially… … English new terms dictionary
reconcile — ► VERB 1) restore friendly relations between. 2) make or show to be compatible. 3) (reconcile to) make (someone) accept (a disagreeable thing). DERIVATIVES reconcilable adjective reconciliation noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
reconcile — verb 1 (T) if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts you accept or show that they can exist together and are not directly opposed to each other: reconcile sth with sth: She could never reconcile his violent temper with his pacifist ideals … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reconcile — [[t]re̱kənsaɪl[/t]] reconciles, reconciling, reconciled 1) VERB If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful. [V pl n] It s… … English dictionary
reconcile — [ˈrekənˌsaɪl] verb 1) [T] to make things that are opposed to each other capable of existing together We can t reconcile the two versions of what happened.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if you reconcile two people or groups, or if they reconcile, they become… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
