Definition of reconsile
1. reconcile [ v ] make compatible with
Examples:
"The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
But to me Beckett 's writing had seemed permeated with love for human_beings and with a kind of humor that I could reconcile neither with despair nor with nihilism .
Synonyms reconcile conciliate accommodate Related Terms harmonize reconciliation accommodation2. reconcile [ v ] bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
Used in print:(Ernest Becker, Zen: A Rational Critique. New York: W.W....)
This picture of extreme self-reliant individuation is difficult to reconcile with such Zendo formulas as : '' O you , demons and other spiritual_beings , I now offer this to you , and may this food fill_up the ten quarters of the world and all the demons and other spiritual_beings be fed therewith .
(Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)
And Zen_Buddhism , though it is extremely difficult to understand how these internal contradictions are reconciled , helps them in their struggle to achieve personal salvation through sexual release .
Synonyms reconcile harmonise harmonize Related Terms change adjust key key harmony reconciliation harmonizer3. reconcile [ v ] come to terms
Examples:
"After some discussion we finally made up"
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
Charles had died two_weeks before , in early November , without being reconciled to the Church .
Synonyms settle reconcile conciliate make_up patch_up Related Terms agree propitiate make_peace conciliation4. reconcile [ v ] accept as inevitable
Examples:
"He resigned himself to his fate"
(Peter Eldersveld, "Faith Amid Fear"...)
This gets down to the heart of our problem , for it reconciles us with God , whom we fear most_of_all because we have sinned against Him .
Synonyms reconcile submit resign Related Terms accept resignationSimilar Spelling
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