reconcile
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
had reconciled
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past perfectof reconcile.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Around the table they told me how the Gospel had reconciled them to God and, therefore, to each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
In September 2023, Gatto shared online that the couple had reconciled.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Once they had reconciled the numerical model with the sediment core, the researchers began to ask questions about the future.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
By the time his father died in 2013, Bird said the two had reconciled and “he died proud of me.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Though I was disappointed to miss the regent’s burial, I was inwardly glad that I had reconciled with him before his death.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
