reconcile · verb
Sens et exemples
Trouver un moyen de rendre compatibles des idées, des objectifs ou des situations opposés.
The design attempts to reconcile the need for additional housing with the wish to preserve existing green space.
She struggled to reconcile his generous behaviour with the harsh opinions he sometimes expressed.
The committee reconciled the two proposals by allowing a trial period before any permanent changes were made.
Reconciling professional ambitions with family responsibilities required more flexibility than the original timetable allowed.
Formes
- reconcile base form
- reconciles third-person singular present
- reconciled past tense; past participle
- reconciling present participle