All 9 Uses of
reconcile
in
Persuasion
- "There is hardly any personal defect," replied Anne, "which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to."†
Chpt 5 *
- It stood the record of many sensations of pain, once severe, but now softened; and of some instances of relenting feeling, some breathings of friendship and reconciliation, which could never be looked for again, and which could never cease to be dear.†
Chpt 13
- Anne did not shrink from it; on the contrary, she truly felt as she said, in observing— "I think you are very likely to suffer the most of the two; your feelings are less reconciled to the change than mine.†
Chpt 13
- If he really sought to reconcile himself like a dutiful branch, he must be forgiven for having dismembered himself from the paternal tree.†
Chpt 14
- He could refer Sir Walter to all who knew him; and certainly, the pains he had been taking on this, the first opportunity of reconciliation, to be restored to the footing of a relation and heir-presumptive, was a strong proof of his opinions on the subject.†
Chpt 15
- All that sounded extravagant or irrational in the progress of the reconciliation might have no origin but in the language of the relators.†
Chpt 15
- It was now some years since Anne had begun to learn that she and her excellent friend could sometimes think differently; and it did not surprise her, therefore, that Lady Russell should see nothing suspicious or inconsistent, nothing to require more motives than appeared, in Mr Elliot's great desire of a reconciliation.†
Chpt 16
- which I never could quite reconcile with present times.
Chpt 21 *reconcile = bring into agreement (so it all fit together sensibly)
- Mr Elliot's having any views on me will not in the least account for the efforts he made towards a reconciliation with my father.†
Chpt 21
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