reconcile to

phrasal verb

reconciled to; reconciling to; reconciles to

: to cause (someone) to accept (something unpleasant)

He eventually became reconciled to his position in life.

I reconciled myself to the loss.

Examples of reconcile to in a Sentence

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Just over half of those who are estranged because of politics want to reconcile to some degree, and an apology from the relative or demonstrable change in their behavior may increase that potential. —

Joshua Coleman and Will Johnson, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024 Radical republicans, who have never been reconciled to peace, may turn again to large-scale violence. —

Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016 The people who called him and his government fascist will not be reconciled to his rule. —

Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011 Would be very informative to hear Islamic scholars living in the West/U.S. explain how some of its passages have been reconciled to enable peaceful coexistence. —

Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024