reconcile
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
has reconciled
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present perfectof reconcile (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The agency has prioritized approximately 430 families who needed their distributions immediately and has reconciled the accounts of about 100 of them to date, she said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
Folk-punk singer Frank Turner says he has reconciled with his estranged father, following their transition from male to female.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2021
Mick Fleetwood revealed that he has reconciled with former bandmate Lindsey Buckingham after a more than two-year estrangement.
From Fox News ● Mar. 2, 2021
Though he generally uses he/him pronouns and has reconciled himself to masculinity in most respects, the thought of being a father seems unendurable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
It has reconciled me to life in town, and has shown me all its advantages and beauties.
From My Unknown Chum by Charles Bullard Fairbanks
