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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.
Ibrahim Babangida

Meaning of "reconcile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECONCILE

From Latin reconciliāre to bring together again, from re- + conciliāre to make friendly, conciliate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECONCILE

reconcile  [ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECONCILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reconcile is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb reconcile in English.

WHAT DOES RECONCILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reconcile in the English dictionary

The first definition of reconcile in the dictionary is usually foll by to to make no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant. Other definition of reconcile is to become friendly with after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between. Reconcile is also to settle.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECONCILE

PRESENT

Present
I reconcile
you reconcile
he/she/it reconciles
we reconcile
you reconcile
they reconcile
Present continuous
I am reconciling
you are reconciling
he/she/it is reconciling
we are reconciling
you are reconciling
they are reconciling
Present perfect
I have reconciled
you have reconciled
he/she/it has reconciled
we have reconciled
you have reconciled
they have reconciled
Present perfect continuous
I have been reconciling
you have been reconciling
he/she/it has been reconciling
we have been reconciling
you have been reconciling
they have been reconciling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I reconciled
you reconciled
he/she/it reconciled
we reconciled
you reconciled
they reconciled
Past continuous
I was reconciling
you were reconciling
he/she/it was reconciling
we were reconciling
you were reconciling
they were reconciling
Past perfect
I had reconciled
you had reconciled
he/she/it had reconciled
we had reconciled
you had reconciled
they had reconciled
Past perfect continuous
I had been reconciling
you had been reconciling
he/she/it had been reconciling
we had been reconciling
you had been reconciling
they had been reconciling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will reconcile
you will reconcile
he/she/it will reconcile
we will reconcile
you will reconcile
they will reconcile
Future continuous
I will be reconciling
you will be reconciling
he/she/it will be reconciling
we will be reconciling
you will be reconciling
they will be reconciling
Future perfect
I will have reconciled
you will have reconciled
he/she/it will have reconciled
we will have reconciled
you will have reconciled
they will have reconciled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been reconciling
you will have been reconciling
he/she/it will have been reconciling
we will have been reconciling
you will have been reconciling
they will have been reconciling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would reconcile
you would reconcile
he/she/it would reconcile
we would reconcile
you would reconcile
they would reconcile
Conditional continuous
I would be reconciling
you would be reconciling
he/she/it would be reconciling
we would be reconciling
you would be reconciling
they would be reconciling
Conditional perfect
I would have reconcile
you would have reconcile
he/she/it would have reconcile
we would have reconcile
you would have reconcile
they would have reconcile
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been reconciling
you would have been reconciling
he/she/it would have been reconciling
we would have been reconciling
you would have been reconciling
they would have been reconciling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you reconcile
we let´s reconcile
you reconcile
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to reconcile
Past participle
reconciled
Present Participle
reconciling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECONCILE


abseil
ˈæbsaɪl
acyl
ˈeɪsaɪl
antimissile
ˌæntɪˈmɪsaɪl
docile
ˈdəʊsaɪl
domicile
ˈdɒmɪˌsaɪl
ensile
ɛnˈsaɪl
expansile
ɪkˈspænsaɪl
extensile
ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl
facile
ˈfæsaɪl
fissile
ˈfɪsaɪl
flexile
ˈflɛksaɪl
gracile
ˈɡræsaɪl
indocile
ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl
missile
ˈmɪsaɪl
pensile
ˈpɛnsaɪl
prehensile
prɪˈhɛnsaɪl
seil
saɪl
sessile
ˈsɛsaɪl
sile
saɪl
tensile
ˈtɛnsaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECONCILE

reconceive
reconcentrate
reconcentration
reconception
reconceptualise
reconceptualize
reconcilability
reconcilable
reconcilableness
reconcilably
reconcilement
reconciler
Reconciliation
reconciliatory
recondensation
recondense
recondite
reconditely
reconditeness
recondition

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECONCILE

ancile
automobile
C.difficile
chile
Clostridium difficile
decile
difficile
file
imbecile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
overfacile
profile
smile
textile
tile
undocile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of reconcile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECONCILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reconcile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reconcile

Translation of «reconcile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECONCILE

Find out the translation of reconcile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reconcile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reconcile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使和谐一致
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reconciliar
570 millions of speakers

English

reconcile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामंजस्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوفيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

примирить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reconciliar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনর্মিলিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concilier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mendamaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Einklang bringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

調和を取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조화시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reconcile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hòa giải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரிசெய்யும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समेट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzlaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conciliare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogodzić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примирити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împăca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμφιλιώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reconcile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECONCILE»

The term «reconcile» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.392 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECONCILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reconcile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reconcile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reconcile

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECONCILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reconcile.
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Tadao Ando
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
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Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
The right to a quality education is, I believe, the perfect path to bridge the gap between different cultures and to reconcile various civilizations. Without such a right, the values of liberty, justice and equality will have no meaning. Ignorance is by far the biggest danger and threat to humankind.
3
Ibrahim Babangida
The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.
4
Helena Blavatsky
The Occultists, however, know that the traditions of Esoteric Philosophy must be the right ones, simply because they are the most logical, and reconcile every difficulty.
5
Kevin Bleyer
Am I the only one who can't seem to reconcile the grand canyon of cognitive dissonance I feel when people with much more important jobs than I have manage to score much lengthier times off?
6
Quentin Crisp
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
7
Marie Curie
I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.
8
Louis Dudek
The residue of religion in my work appears as a modified transcendentalism, and the positivist scientific side of my thought appears as concreteness and realism. The effort to reconcile the two is at the core of all my poetry.
9
Charles Eames
It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act.
10
Louis Farrakhan
I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECONCILE»

Discover the use of reconcile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reconcile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Getting Back Together: How To Reconcile With Your Partner - ...
Yet most people would save their marriages--if they only knew how. Getting Back Together is the solid, comprehensive guide you can count on to get your relationship back on track.
Bettie B. Youngs, Masa Goetz, 2006
2
Making Peace with the Land: God's Call to Reconcile with ...
Agriculturalist Fred Bahnson and theologian Norman Wirzba develop a vision for community renewal based on reconciliation with the land.
Fred Bahnson, Norman Wirzba, 2012
3
Act with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and ...
Popular myths about love set us up for a struggle with real life.
Russ Harris, 2010
4
ALLAH, LIBERTY AND LOVE: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and ...
Allah, Liberty, and Love is about creating choices beyond conforming or leaving the faith, which is what Manji hears from young Muslims who write to her in frustration, whose emails, letters, and conversations are included in this book.
Irshad Manji, 2012
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Overcoming Apartheid: Can Truth Reconcile a Divided Nation?
Can Truth Reconcile a Divided Nation? James L. Gibson. tion that anything about memory is "collective." That is, I treat the nature of the distribution of memories as an empirical question. It may well be that memory is in no sense collective or ...
James L. Gibson, 2004
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Time to Reconcile: The Odyssey of a Southern Baptist
Grace Bryan Holmes was born in rural Georgia in 1919.
Grace Bryan Holmes, 2000
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Reconciled to Reconcile: An African View of John Calvin's ...
In this work, the author argues that the concept of salvation in evangelical Christian thought as postulated in the works of the French Reformer John Calvin and that of African Traditional Religions do not connote the same idea nor lead to ...
Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe, 2008
8
Towards Liturgies that Reconcile: Race and Ritual among ...
Towards Liturgies that Reconcile reflects upon Christian worship as it is shaped, and mis-shaped, by human prejudice, specifically by racism.
Dr Scott Haldeman, 2013
9
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure ...
To fix this problem, you can reconcile the database. You can also reconcile scopes to recover from a corrupt DHCP database. Although Microsoft doesn't make any prominent mention of this fact in the DHCP documentation, the DHCP server ...
William Panek, Tylor Wentworth, James Chellis, 2011
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The Global M&A Tango: How to Reconcile Cultural Differences ...
Authored by international cultural management experts Fons Trompenaars and Maarten Nijhoff Asser, this invaluable guide offers a practical framework for identifying culturally related issues and resolving them in a structured and ...
Fons Trompenaars, Maarten Nijhoff Asser, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECONCILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reconcile is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'UPP wants to reconcile with SUPP'
On March 17, a SUPP-UPP luncheon was held for the party leaders to meet and reconcile but later a Chinese newspaper in its report quoted SUPP chairperson ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
2
CORD to reconcile Kidero, Khalwale
Efforts are being made by top echelon of Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) to reconcile Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Kakamega Senator Boni ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
3
How do surfers reconcile shark risk?
The mind-bending video that went viral Sunday of pro surfer Mick Fanning being attacked from behind by a great white shark, then disappearing from camera ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
4
Video: How to Reconcile a Fundamental Versus Technical Trading …
How do we reconcile disparities? When should their conflict keep us out of the market, give us reason for caution or encourage us to ignore one of the legs? «DailyFX, Jul 15»
5
Fallout of 2015 Polls: Osinbajo Moves to Reconcile Christians
Speaking on the plan to reconcile Christians across board, Co-covener of the event, Apostle Isreal Abam said: “Plans are already on; we are working together; ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
6
Borrowing a New Orleans recipe — 'Cafe Reconcile' program …
The Rev. Edward Brienz had no idea that mission trips to New Orleans in 2005 to help alleviate the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina would yield a gift ... «Canton Repository, Jun 15»
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I can't reconcile with my 'enemies,' Makueni Governor Kivutha …
Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has poured cold water on calls to reconcile with the County Assembly and instead alluded to dissolution as the only way to ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
8
Bam: Bicam set to reconcile Fair Competition Act
"We were able to discuss significant parts of the bill, but, admittedly, not all of it. We will have a second bicam on Thursday to reconcile other diverging versions," ... «InterAksyon, Jun 15»
9
US Companies May Gain Ability to Reconcile to IFRS Accounting
Foreign companies are currently allowed to file their U.S. financial reports in IFRS, without reconciling to U.S. GAAP, since the SEC dropped the reconciliation ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
10
Kinkizi Bishop asks Museveni and Mbabazi to reconcile
The Bishop made the reconciliation remarks during the ongoing preparations for the weeklong celebrations to mark 100 years of Christianity in Kinkizi. «NTV Uganda, May 15»

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