All 8 Uses of
reconcile
in
Jane Eyre
- I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of ruth for her great sufferings, and a strong yearning to forget and forgive all injuries — to be reconciled and clasp hands in amity.†
Chpt 21
- Many a time, as a little child, I should have been glad to love you if you would have let me; and I long earnestly to be reconciled to you now: kiss me, aunt.†
Chpt 21
- Would I forgive him for the selfish idea, and prove my pardon by a reconciling kiss?†
Chpt 24
- And why cannot I reconcile myself to the prospect of death?†
Chpt 28 *
- Well, propensities and principles must be reconciled by some means.†
Chpt 30
- Mutual recrimination passed between them: they parted in anger, and were never reconciled.†
Chpt 30
- No happy reconciliation was to be had with him — no cheering smile or generous word: but still the Christian was patient and placid; and when I asked him if he forgave me, he answered that he was not in the habit of cherishing the remembrance of vexation; that he had nothing to forgive, not having been offended.†
Chpt 34
- HE experienced no suffering from estrangement — no yearning after reconciliation; and though, more than once, my fast falling tears blistered the page over which we both bent, they produced no more effect on him than if his heart had been really a matter of stone or metal.†
Chpt 35 *
Definitions:
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(reconcile as in: reconciled their differences) to bring into agreementThe exact meaning of reconcile can depend upon its context. For example:
- "We reconciled our differences and are on friendly terms now." -- settled or found a way to accept
- "They did break up, but they reconciled since then." -- made up
- "I need to reconcile my goals with my abilities." -- make compatible
- "I need to reconcile my checkbook." -- get the checkbook numbers and the bank statement to agree
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(reconcile as in: reconciled herself to) to come to terms with