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reconcile

Verb

IPA /ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/

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To find a way for two different or apparently opposing needs, ideas or facts to fit together successfully.

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reconcile/ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/

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We must reconcile our wish to travel with our limited budget.
The team tried to reconcile the two conflicting accounts.

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reconcile — To find a way for two different or apparently opposing needs, ideas or facts to fit together successfully.

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To find a way for two different or apparently opposing needs, ideas or facts to fit together successfully.

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Word origin

From Latin reconciliare, meaning to bring together again, related to conciliare, meaning to make friendly.

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Reconciliation is the related noun. It can describe the process of making differences compatible.

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