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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The two eventually reconciled, though Feinstein stuck with members of the team that replaced Reilly and helped guide her to successive terms in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Graham reconciled their relationship and backed his re-election bid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The star has previously said that "for a really long time" she had perceived Christopher as one of her "biggest enemies" - but they reconciled before his death.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
My father and I eventually reconciled at his house a few years after I signed with the Braves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
I felt a tremor of excitement, as if I were about to meet an estranged friend with whom I longed to be reconciled.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
