verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (with sth) to find a satisfactory way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other:
an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment * It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
2 [usuallypassive] ~ sb (with sb) to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement:
The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology. * He has recently been reconciled with his wife.
3 ~ sb / yourself (to sth) to make sb/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it:
He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.
reconcilable adjective
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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