Reconcile

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛkÉ™nsaɪl/

Origin

From Latin reconciliō.

Full definition of reconcile

Verb

1. To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back to harmony.to reconcile people who have quarrelled
2. To make things compatible or consistent.to reconcile differences
• Alexander PopeSome figures monstrous and misshaped appear,
  Considered singly, or beheld too near;
  Which, but proportioned to their light or place,
  Due distance reconciles to form and grace.
• John LockeThe great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labour with affairs of state.
3. To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Derived terms

• reconciliation