verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl/
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Australian:/ˈɹekənsɑel/
New-Zealand:/ˈɹekənsaɪl/
New-Zealand:[ˈɹekənsɑe̯l]
obsolete:/ɹɪˈkɒnsaɪl/
CMU ARPABET:R EH1 K AH0 N S AY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
to reconcile people who have quarrelled
to wait until others have reconciled
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To make things compatible or consistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to reconcile differences
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: accounting, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
bring into consonance or accord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
harmonize one's goals with one's abilities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harmonize, harmonise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjust, set, correct
Narrower terms: key
5
verb
Meaning 5
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accommodate, conciliate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: harmonize, harmonise
6
verb
Meaning 6
accept as inevitable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He resigned himself to his fate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resign, submit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accept
7
verb
Meaning 7
come to terms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
After some discussion we finally made up
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patch up, make up, conciliate, settle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agree, hold, concur, concord
Narrower terms: propitiate, appease, make peace
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kelh1- Proto-Italic *kalō Latin calō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin concilium Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin conciliō Latin reconciliōbor. English reconcile Borrowed from Latin reconciliō.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pajtoj
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Arabic:
أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ
(ʔaṣlaḥa bayna)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Arabic:
وَفَّقَ بَيْنَ
(waffaqa bayna)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Armenian:
հաշտվել
(haštvel)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Armenian:
բարիշել
(barišel)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Azerbaijani:
barışmaq
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Azerbaijani:
barışdırmaq
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Bulgarian:
помирявам
(pomirjavam)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Bulgarian:
сдобрявам
(sdobrjavam)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Ngazidja Comorian:
usuluhisha
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Czech:
usmířit se
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Czech:
smířit se
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Czech:
smířit
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Dutch:
reconciliëren
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Dutch:
verzoenen
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Finnish:
sovitella
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
French:
réconcilier
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
German:
versöhnen
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽
(gafriþōn)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌾𐍉𐌽
(gasibjōn)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Greek:
συμφιλιώνω
(symfilióno)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Ancient Greek:
καταλλάσσω
(katallássō)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Ancient Greek:
συμβιβάζω
(sumbibázō)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Hungarian:
kibékít
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Hungarian:
összebékít
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Italian:
riconciliare
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Italian:
rappacificare
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Italian:
riunire
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Italian:
conciliare
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Japanese:
和解させる
(wakai saseru)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Japanese:
仲直りさせる
(nakanaori saseru)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Kazakh:
татуластыру
(tatulastyru)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Korean:
화해하다
(hwahaehada)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Norwegian:
forsone
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Old English:
friþsumian
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
godzić
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
pogodzić
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
godzić się
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
pogodzić się
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
jednać
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
pojednać
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
jednać się
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Polish:
pojednać się
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Portuguese:
reconciliar
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Romagnol:
curdêr
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Romanian:
reconcilia
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Romanian:
împăca
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
помири́ться
(pomirítʹsja)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
помири́ть
(pomirítʹ)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
примири́ть
(primirítʹ)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
примиря́ть
(primirjátʹ)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
примири́ться
(primirítʹsja)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Russian:
примиря́ться
(primirjátʹsja)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Spanish:
reconciliar
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Spanish:
avenir
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Swahili:
kupatanisha
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Swedish:
försona
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Tagalog:
makipagbati
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Tagalog:
magbati
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Thai:
คืนดี
(kʉʉn-dii)
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Turkish:
barışmak
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Turkish:
barıştırmak
— to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)
Arabic:
وَفَّقَ
(waffaqa)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Azerbaijani:
ortaq məxrəcə gətirmək
— to make things compatible or consistent
Bulgarian:
съгласувам
(sǎglasuvam)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Chinese Mandarin:
調和 /调和
(tiáohé)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Czech:
sladit
— to make things compatible or consistent
Czech:
srovnat
— to make things compatible or consistent
Dutch:
verzoenen
— to make things compatible or consistent
Egyptian:
s-t:w-t-A53-Y1
(stwt)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Finnish:
täsmäyttää
— to make things compatible or consistent
French:
réconcilier
— to make things compatible or consistent
French:
concilier
— to make things compatible or consistent
German:
versöhnen
— to make things compatible or consistent
Greek:
συμβιβάζω
(symvivázo)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Hungarian:
összeegyeztet
— to make things compatible or consistent
Italian:
riconciliare
— to make things compatible or consistent
Italian:
conciliare
— to make things compatible or consistent
Italian:
quagliare
— to make things compatible or consistent
Polish:
godzić
— to make things compatible or consistent
Polish:
pogodzić
— to make things compatible or consistent
Portuguese:
reconciliar
— to make things compatible or consistent
Quechua:
allipanakuy
— to make things compatible or consistent
Romanian:
reconcilia
— to make things compatible or consistent
Spanish:
conciliar
— to make things compatible or consistent
Swedish:
förlika
— to make things compatible or consistent
Tagalog:
magbati
— to make things compatible or consistent
Yiddish:
אויסאיינען
(oyseynen)
— to make things compatible or consistent
Bulgarian:
изравнявам
(izravnjavam)
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Chinese Mandarin:
對賬 /对账
(duìzhàng)
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Czech:
vyrovnat
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Czech:
srovnat
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Czech:
urovnat
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Esperanto:
bilanci
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Finnish:
täsmäyttää
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Italian:
quadrare
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Polish:
wyrównywać
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
Polish:
wyrównać
— to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance
