reconcile
restore friendly relations after conflict
To help people become friends again after they argued or were apart.
to reconcile [someone] with [someone]; to reconcile [two people/group]
- After years of not speaking, he finally reconciled with his brother at their mother's funeral.
- The couple reconciled after counseling and decided to give their marriage another chance.
- The new manager worked hard to reconcile the two departments that had been in conflict for months.
- She refused to reconcile with her former business partner after the lawsuit.
- The peace agreement helped reconcile the rival communities after decades of violence.
- I want to reconcile with my best friend after our big fight.
- They reconciled and now they talk every day.
- He is not ready to reconcile with his parents yet.
- The sisters reconciled after many years.
- The teacher helped the two students reconcile.
make ideas, facts, or demands agree
To make different ideas, facts, or rules work together without conflict.
to reconcile [something] with [something]; to reconcile [two things]
- It is hard to reconcile his public statements with what he wrote in his private emails.
- She tried to reconcile her career ambitions with her desire to spend more time with her family.
- The report attempts to reconcile the differing opinions of the experts.
- How do you reconcile your claim of innocence with the evidence against you?
- The government is struggling to reconcile environmental concerns with economic growth.
- I cannot reconcile his words with his actions.
- The company must reconcile safety with low cost.
- She is trying to reconcile her job and her studies.
- These two stories are difficult to reconcile.
- We need to reconcile these different ideas.
make financial records agree
To check money records and change them so that two lists of numbers are the same.
to reconcile [accounts/records]; to reconcile [a bank statement] with [a ledger]
- The accountant stayed late to reconcile the accounts before the end of the quarter.
- You should reconcile your bank statement with your own records every month.
- The software automatically reconciles all transactions at the end of each day.
- We found several errors while reconciling last year's financial statements.
- Before submitting the report, she reconciled the sales figures with the inventory data.
- I need to reconcile my bank statement this weekend.
- The finance team reconciles the accounts every month.
- This program helps you reconcile your payments.
- Please reconcile these two lists of numbers.
- He reconciled the cash with the sales report.
accept something unpleasant as unchangeable
To accept a bad or sad situation because you cannot change it.
to reconcile yourself to [something]; to be reconciled to [something]
- Over time, she reconciled herself to the fact that she would never have children.
- He found it hard to reconcile himself to life in a wheelchair.
- They eventually became reconciled to the loss of their home.
- I am not yet reconciled to working every weekend.
- After many months, he was finally reconciled to the decision to close the company.
- She slowly reconciled herself to her new life.
- He cannot reconcile himself to losing his job.
- They are still not reconciled to the new rules.
- I must reconcile myself to the fact that I was wrong.
- He is reconciled to living in a small town.
restore relationship with God
In religion, to make someone right with God again after they did wrong.
to reconcile [someone] to God; to be reconciled with God
- According to the sermon, humans are reconciled to God through faith and repentance.
- The ritual was meant to reconcile the community with God after the disaster.
- He believed that his good works could not, by themselves, reconcile him to God.
- The letter speaks of Christ's role in reconciling the world to God.
- After years away from the church, she felt finally reconciled with God.
- The priest said that God wants to reconcile people to himself.
- Some believers feel reconciled to God after prayer.
- The church teaches that Jesus reconciles us to God.
- He hopes to be reconciled with God one day.
- They prayed to be reconciled to God.
- Base: reconcile
- 3rd Person Singular: reconciles
- Present Participle: reconciling
- Past: reconciled
be reconciled with someone
1have a relationship repaired with someone
To be friends again with someone after a serious argument or problem.
- He is now reconciled with his parents after years of not speaking.
- They were finally reconciled with each other just before the wedding.
reconcile something with something
1make one thing consistent with another
To change or understand one thing so it can agree with another thing, so they do not conflict.
- I can't reconcile his promise with what he actually did.
- The committee is trying to reconcile the budget cuts with their goal of improving services.
reconcile the accounts
1check that financial accounts agree
To compare money records and fix differences so that all the numbers are correct and the same.
- The bookkeeper stays late at the end of each month to reconcile the accounts.
- Before the audit, we need to reconcile the accounts for the last fiscal year.
reconcile yourself to something
1accept an unpleasant reality
To decide to accept a bad or sad situation because you know you cannot change it.
- She finally reconciled herself to the fact that she would have to move.
- You need to reconcile yourself to working longer hours if you want that promotion.