reconcile

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reconciled p. pr. & vb. n. Reconciling. ] [ F. réconcilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare to bring together, to unite. See Conciliate. ] 1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. [ 1913 Webster ]

Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The church [ if defiled ] is interdicted till it be reconciled [ i.e., restored to sanctity ] by the bishop. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. 2 Cor. v. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear,
Considered singly, or beheld too near;
Which, but proportioned to their light or place,
Due distance reconciles to form and grace. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease. [ 1913 Webster ]