Meaning & use
reconcile
To restore friendly relations between people after a disagreement, or to make two different ideas or accounts consistent.
See it in a sentence
The estranged brothers finally reconciled after their mother's illness brought the family together.
The accountant spent hours trying to reconcile the bank statement with the ledger.
A note on using this word
Reconcile can describe repairing a relationship or matching up conflicting facts, records, or figures so they agree.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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