reconcile

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"We believe they are starting to train some of these special groups who have broken off from Jaish al-Mahdi once they've started to reconcile, and we believe they're forming ... organizations that they want to insert into Iraq for a long term potential to create instability."

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  1. transitive verb To reestablish a close relationship between.
  2. transitive verb To settle or resolve.
  3. transitive verb To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.
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  • The Potentate got Merobert and Chlogio to reconcile, and they have a new overseer, so everything is hunky-dory over there, last we heard. —  Challenging Destiny #17
  • Can you reconcile -- it's always this one night only. —  Blue Jersey - Front Page
  • The governor says he wants to reconcile, and his wife's statement said her husband has earned a chance to resurrect their marriage. —  Statesman - AP Sports
  • The governor said he wants to reconcile, and his wife's statement said her husband has earned a chance to resurrect their marriage.
  • I've had numerous dreams where he's in them and we reconcile, and I'm almost obsessing over him at this point, thinking if he's happy it must mean impending doom for my relationship. —  Evil Inc.
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reconcile:   reconciling ·  reconciled ·  reconciles
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English reconcilen, from Old French reconcilier, from Latin reconciliāre : re-, re- + conciliāre, to conciliate; see conciliate.

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  1. from Middle English reconcilen, reconsylen, recounselen, from Old French reconcilier, reconseiller, French réconcilier =Provencal Spanish Portuguese reconciliar =Italian riconciliare, from Latin reconciliare, bring together again, reunite, reconcile, from re-, again, + conciliare, bring together, conciliate: see conciliate.
 

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/ˈrɛkənsaɪl/
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