reconcile to
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.
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Little Malika woke up at this moment and had to be reconciled to the real world.
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Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Or at least angrier, more isolated and reconciled to catastrophe.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Or at least angrier, more isolated and reconciled to catastrophe.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Reconcile to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcile%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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