reconciled
UK[ˈrekənsaɪld]US[ˈrekənsaɪld]
adj
(of a person) no longer opposed or hostile to someone or something; having restored friendly relations.
adj
(of two or more facts, statements, etc.) made compatible or consistent.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
concile
d
re
again
concile
bring together
d
past tense suffix
Etymology
the word 'reconciled' originates from the latin verb 'reconciliare', which is a combination of the intensive prefix 're-' and 'conciliare', meaning "to bring together, unite, win over." the root 'conciliare' itself derives from 'concilium', meaning "assembly" or "council," which is based on 'con-' (together) and 'calare' (to call). the literal sense is "to call together again." this journey from the literal act of assembling people to the modern abstract meanings reflects a shift from physical gathering to the restoration of harmony in relationships or the alignment of conflicting ideas. the past participle form 'reconciled' functions as an adjective describing the state achieved after this process.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + concile (bring together) + d (past tense suffix)
re- (latin prefix, meaning "again"); concile (from latin 'conciliare', meaning "to bring together, unite"); -d (english suffix indicating past tense or past participle).
Examples
after their long argument, the two friends were finally reconciled.
the data from the two experiments could not be easily reconciled.
she seemed reconciled to the fact that her plans would have to change.