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2 : ADJUST, SETTLE <~ differences>

3 : to bring to submission or acceptance

— rec·on·cil·able adjective

— rec·on·cile·ment noun

— rec·on·cil·er noun

Synonyms

accommodate, conciliate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, key—more at HARMONIZE

rec·on·cil·i·a·tion noun 1 : the action of reconciling

2 : the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance

re·con·dite adjective 1 : hard to understand : PROFOUND, ABSTRUSE

2 : little known : OBSCURE

re·con·di·tion verb 1 : to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)

2 : to condition anew

Synonyms

doctor, fix, mend, patch, renovate, repair, revamp—more at MEND

re·con·nais·sance noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., recognition]

: a preliminary survey of an area; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory

re·con·noi·ter or re·con·noi·tre verb -noi·tered or -noi·tred; -noi·ter·ing or -noi·tring : to make a reconnaissance of : engage in reconnaissance

re·con·sid·er verb : to consider again with a view to changing or reversing

Synonyms

readdress, reanalyze, reconceive, reexamine, rethink, review; also reappraise, reassess; amend, correct, emend, rectify, reform, remedy, revise

re·con·sid·er·a·tion noun : the action of reconsidering or state of being reconsidered

re·con·sti·tute verb : to restore to a former condition by adding water <~ powdered milk>

re·con·struct verb : to construct again : REBUILD

re·con·struc·tion noun 1 : the action of reconstructing : the state of being reconstructed

2 often cap : the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War

3 : something reconstructed

1record verb [ORIGIN: ME, lit., to recall, fr. AF recorder, fr. L recordari, fr. re- back, again + cord-, cors heart]

1 : to set down in writing

2 : to register permanently

3 : INDICATE, READ

4 : to give evidence of

5 : to cause (as sound or visual images) to be registered (as on a disc or a magnetic tape) in a form that permits reproduction

Synonyms

jot, log, mark, note, set down; also chronicle; chalk (up), score; rerecord

catalog, enroll, enter, index, inscribe, list, schedule, slate—more at LIST

2record noun 1 : the act of being recorded

2 : a written account of proceedings

3 : known facts about a person; also : a collection of items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit

4 : an attested top performance

5 : something on which sound or visual images have been recorded

Synonyms

account, chronicle, history, narrative, report, story—more at ACCOUNT

3record noun : a function of an electronic device that causes it to record

re·cord·er noun 1 : a judge in some city courts

2 : one who records transactions officially

3 : a recording device

4 : a wind instrument with a whistle mouthpiece and eight fingerholes

re·cord·ing noun : RECORD 5

re·cord·ist noun : one who records sound esp. on film

1recount verb : to relate in detail : TELL

Synonyms

describe, narrate, recite, rehearse, relate, report, tell—more at TELL

2recount verb : to count again

3recount noun : a second or fresh count

re·coup verb 1 : to get an equivalent or compensation for : make up for something lost

2 : to gain anew : get again

Synonyms

[1] compensate, indemnify, recompense, remunerate, requite—more at COMPENSATE

[2] recapture, reclaim, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve—more at RECOVER

re·course noun 1 : a turning to someone or something for assistance or protection

2 : a source of aid : RESORT

Synonyms

expedient, resort, resource—more at RESOURCE

re·cov·er verb 1 : to get back again : REGAIN

2 : to regain normal health, poise, or status

3 : to make up for : RECOUP <~ed all his losses>

4 : RECLAIM <~ land from the sea>

5 : to obtain a legal judgment in one's favor

— re·cov·er·able adjective

Synonyms

[1] recapture, reclaim, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve; also recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

[2] convalesce, gain, heal, mend, recuperate