mendation, letter of introduction, reference, referral; voucher, credential, testimonial; good word, favorable mention, honorable mention, blurb, Inf plug; sanction, approval, blessing, say-so, nod of approval; approbation, endorsement.
2. advice, counsel, advocacy; suggestion, proposal, opinion, idea; tip, hint, pointer, word to the wise, Latin, verbium sapienti, Inf. flea in the ear.
3. direction, order, steer, instruction, guidance, teaching, Chiefly Brit. Dial, rede; prescription, charge, command, precept; appeal, enjoiner, bidding, bid; persuasion, urging, encouragement, prompting; injunction, exhortation, remonstrance, admonition, monition; dissuasion, caution, warning. recompense, v. 1. repay, pay back, reimburse, indemnify, recoup, refund; pay, remunerate, reward, Literary, guerdon.
2. make restitution, make amends, requite; compensate, make up for, redress, satisfy; atone, expatiate, make good.
-n. 3. restitution, repayment, reimbursement, compensation, amends; satisfaction, damages, Law. solatium, indemnification, recoupment, indemnity; requital, quittance, return, redress; atonement, expiation, reparation, retribution.
4. remuneration, payment, pay, salary, wages, emolument, hire, consideration; earnings, income, revenue; charge, Hist, scot, fee, stipend, honorarium; reward, bonus, grant, benefaction; tip, gratuity, douceur; bribe, hush money; commission, percentage, share, brokerage; cut, Inf. rake-off, Inf. kickback. reconcile, v. 1. conciliate, resign, let pass, submit to, yield to; accommodate oneself to, accept, condone, overlook; make the best of, not make an issue of, make the most of, rise above; take things as they come, Inf. roll with the punches, grin and bear it, shrug it off.
2. bring around, win over, gain the trust of, earn the confidence of; defer to, give in to, make adjustments for; allay, alleviate, Rare, lenify, Archaic, attemper; pacify, propitiate, placate, appease; assuage, mollify, dulcify, soothe, tranquilize, calm.
3. settle, bring to terms, resolve differences, make peace between; resolve, compromise, adjust, accommodate, compose; reunite, unite, get back together, help to make up; arbitrate, mediate, negotiate, intervene, bridge the gap; restore harmony, smooth, smooth over, harmonize, Archaic, accord.
4. mend, patch up, mend fences, heal, remedy; bury the hatchet, put it all behind one, fix up; make up, shake hands, smoke the peace pipe, kiss and make up. reconciliation, n. 1. conciliation, resignation, acceptance, submission; accommodation, moderation, deference.
2. propitiation, appeasement, placation, pacification, alleviation; mollification, dulcification, tran-quilization, peacemaking; relaxation, easing, detente; satisfaction, expiation.
3. compromise, adjustment, regulation, reconcilement; adaptation, coadaptation, attunement, synchronization, coordination; settlement, agreement, resolutions, terms, arrangement, squaring; arbitration, mediation, negotiation, intervention, Politics, fence-mending; rapprochement, making up, shaking of hands, understanding.
4. harmony, conformity, peace, amity, accord, concord; compatibility, affinity, cooperation, rapport. recondite, adj. 1. difficult, hard, over one's head, Inf. tough; complex, complicated, perplexing, Inf. tricky; intricate, involved, tangled, knotty, crabbed.
2. profound, deep, esoteric, abstruse, abstract; impenetrable, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, past