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
And in May this year it was confirmed Fury and Hague had reconciled.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
She and the ‘Power Rangers’ star had reconciled before he died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
He had sworn this once when he and Adrastus had quarreled and Eriphyle had reconciled them.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
