reconcile
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
reconciled
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past participleof reconcile.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reconcile.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reconcileverb (used with object)to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
Example Sentences
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New Keynesianism reconciled old Keynesianism with the Lucas critique so that even with a rational, forward-looking public, fiscal and monetary policy could still work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The question for the chancellor is whether better consumer and business spirits can be reconciled with the need for a "challenging" Budget?
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Phobos' present-day gravity field, shape, density, spectral properties, and changing orbit must all be reconciled within a single geophysical model.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
"That includes several audits. They have now reconciled their historical data, and recently they published a revised bulletin with the historical data, incorporating the findings of the debt," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a way it was good because it reconciled her to things.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
