adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
adapted themselves to the warmer climate
adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality
conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
refused to conform to society's values
reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew
Example Sentences
She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. John Grisham, The Chamber, 1995He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings Stand Up, 1990By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. Clifton Fadiman, Center Magazine, January-February 1971It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable … Russell Lynes, Harper's, October 1968 It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality. historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle See More
Recent Examples on the WebLawmakers are also still trying to reconcile bills that would legalize sports betting as well as a sweeping mental health bill. Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 He’s also increasingly frustrated by prying journalists who can’t reconcile Worthy’s lyrics with his famous step-sister. Max Bell, SPIN, 30 Aug. 2022 Turkey has recalibrated its foreign policy over the past year to mend ties and reconcile with neighbors, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022 Creating a memorial is necessary to honor the lives lost, become a city that’s transparent about the shameful parts of its history and to reconcile with that past, De León said. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 His personal evolution reflects the sweeping change in a nation forced to reconcile faith and conservative values with unyielding demands by generations of women for control over their bodies. Natalie Kitroeff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 The idea that that might be the kind of icebreaking fact, which allows the kids to reconcile, that was set pretty early as well. Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2022 So this was what the other Rosalie had planned all along—to reconcile me with my mama? Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler, from Latin reconciliare, from re- + conciliare to conciliate