rec·on·cile

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• rec|on|cile — «REHK uhn syl», transitive verb, ciled, cil|ing. 1. a) to make friends again: »The children had quarreled but were soon reconciled. Being all now good friends, for common danger…had effectually reconciled them (Daniel Defoe). b) to win over: »to… …   Useful english dictionary

• rec|on|cile|ment — «REHK uhn SYL muhnt», noun. = reconciliation. (Cf. ↑reconciliation) …   Useful english dictionary

• rec´on|cil´er — rec|on|cile «REHK uhn syl», transitive verb, ciled, cil|ing. 1. a) to make friends again: »The children had quarreled but were soon reconciled. Being all now good friends, for common danger…had effectually reconciled them (Daniel Defoe). b) to… …   Useful english dictionary

• rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… …   English syllables

• cile — dif·fi·cile; im·be·cile·ly; rec·on·cile; rec·on·cile·less; rec·on·cile·ment; dom·i·cile; im·be·cile; …   English syllables

• reconcile — rec·on·cile …   English syllables

• reconcile — rec•on•cile [[t]ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl[/t]] v. ciled, cil•ing 1) to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired 2) to cause to become friendly or peaceable again: to reconcile hostile persons[/ex] 3) to compose or settle (a quarrel,… …   From formal English to slang

• 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 — 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

• reconcileless — rec·on·cile·less …   English syllables