All 8 Uses of
reconcile
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Be reconciled with him in truth.†
Chpt 2 *
- The elder absolved, reconciled, exhorted, imposed penance, blessed, and dismissed them.†
Chpt 3
- And Father Zossima sent me to reconcile and bring them together.†
Chpt 4
- I bless the rising sun each day, and, as before, my hearts sings to meet it, but now I love even more its setting, its long slanting rays and the soft, tender, gentle memories that come with them, the dear images from the whole of my long, happy lifeāand over all the Divine Truth, softening, reconciling, forgiving!†
Chpt 6
- Of course the reconciliation is only for an hour.†
Chpt 8 *
- Several boys were sitting with Ilusha, and though all of them, like Smurov, were prepared to deny that it was Alyosha who had brought them and reconciled them with Ilusha, it was really the fact.†
Chpt 10
- I know that at the end of all things I shall be reconciled.†
Chpt 11
- It is not to be reconciled with you that he wants you, but only that you would go and show yourself at his door.†
Chpt Epil.
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