rec·on·cile [ rékən sl ](past and past participlerec·on·ciled, present participlerec·on·cil·ing, 3rd person present singularrec·on·ciles)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive and intransitive verb put people back on friendly terms: to bring two or more people back into a friendly relationship with each other after a dispute or estrangement, or return to a friendly relationship The two clans were finally reconciled after a century-long feud.
2. transitive verb end conflict: to solve a dispute or end a quarrel reconciled their differences
3. transitive verb make somebody accept something: to persuade somebody or yourself to accept that something undesirable cannot be changed He reconciled himself to the fact that his football career was over.
4. transitive and intransitive verb make consistent or compatible: to make two or more apparently conflicting things consistent or compatible, or to become consistent or compatible trying to reconcile fitness with a penchant for fast food
[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin reconciliare "make friendly again" < conciliare "make friendly" < concilium "meeting"]
