reconcile
C2
verb
Freq #15839
Meanings
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1
verb
To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
to reconcile people who have quarrelled
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2
verb
To make things compatible or consistent.
to reconcile differences
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3
verb
bring into consonance or accord
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4
verb
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
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5
verb
accept as inevitable
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6
verb
come to terms
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7
verb
To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reconciliō.
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irreconcilereconcilabilityreconcilablereconcileereconcilementreconcilerreconciliationreconcilinglyunreconcileunreconciledunreconciling
Related forms
conciliate