reconcile — verb 1 (T) if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts you accept or show that they can exist together and are not directly opposed to each other: reconcile sth with sth: She could never reconcile his violent temper with his pacifist ideals … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reconcile — reconcilement, n. reconciler, n. reconcilingly, adv. /rek euhn suyl /, v., reconciled, reconciling. v.t. 1. to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate. 2. to win over to friendliness;… … Universalium
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 [ˈrekənsaɪl] verb [transitive] ACCOUNTING to make two accounts or statements agree or add up to the same total: • This hurried attempt to reconcile the books was a mistake. * * * reconcile UK US /ˈrekənsaɪl/ verb [I or T] ► ACCOUNTING … Financial and business terms
reconcile — [rek′ən sīl΄] vt. reconciled, reconciling [ME reconsilen < OFr reconcilier < L reconciliare: see RE & CONCILIATE] 1. to make friendly again or win over to a friendly attitude 2. to settle (a quarrel, difference, etc.) 3. to make (arguments … English World dictionary
reconcile — / rekənsaɪl/ verb to make two financial accounts or statements agree ● She is trying to reconcile one account with another or to reconcile the two accounts … Dictionary of banking and finance
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
PENTATEUCH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction definition outline contents and structure the primeval history the patriarchs the exodus Sinai/Horeb Covenant and Laws the journey Moses Farewell the authors doublets and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium