Both Uses
reconcile
in
Go Set a Watchman
(Edited)
- In the sundry church wars that were a living part of Maycomb Methodism, Herbert could be counted on as the one person to keep his head, talk sense, and reconcile the more primitive elements of the congregation with the Young Turk faction.
p. 94.8 *reconcile = make compatible
- Atticus, trying to reconcile them, asked Helen would she take her husband back.
p. 157.7 *reconcile = restore a relationship after a period of estrangement or conflict
Definitions:
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(1)
(reconcile as in: reconciled their differences) to make peace between people or bring different ideas into agreement
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(2)
(reconcile as in: reconciled herself to) to accept something difficult or unwanted -- especially when it can’t be changed
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)