reconciling

rec·on·cile

 (rĕk′ən-sīl′)

v. rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing, rec·on·ciles

v.tr.

1. To reestablish a close relationship between: reconciled the opposing parties.

2. To settle or resolve: reconciled the dispute.

3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.

4. To make compatible, harmonious, or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours.

5. To compare (one financial account) so that it is consistent or compatible with another: reconciled my ledger against my bank statement.

v.intr.

1. To reestablish a close relationship, as in marriage: The estranged couple reconciled after a year.

2. To become compatible, harmonious, or consistent: The figures would not reconcile.

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[Middle English reconcilen, from Old French reconcilier, from Latin reconciliāre : re-, re- + conciliāre, to conciliate; see conciliate.]

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rec′on·cile′ment n.

rec′on·cil′er n.

rec′on·cil′i·a·to′ry (-sĭl′ē-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

reconciling - tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony accommodative adaptative, adaptive - having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

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