reconcile

1 make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: accommodate, conciliate]

2 bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" [syn: harmonize, harmonise]

3 come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: patch up, make up, conciliate, settle]

4 accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign, submit]

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/, /"r\Ek@nsaIl/

Verb

1. To recreate friendly relationships.
2. To make things compatible or consistent.
3. To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Derived terms

• reconciliation

Translations

Reconciliation may refer to:

• Reconciliation (Josefina de Vasconcellos), a sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos
• Bank reconciliation
• Reconciliation bill
• Reconciliation (Accounting)
• Confession, or Reconciliation, a Christian (primarily Roman Catholic and Orthodox) sacrament in which a priest proclaims forgiveness of confessed sin
• Reconciliation (family law)

See also

• Truth and reconciliation commission
• Conciliation
• Conflict resolution

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