SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
reconcile
verb
To restore harmony or make differing accounts or ideas consistent.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Make consistent
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Usage distinction
Return to topReconciling accounts or ideas means resolving apparent differences. Integrate combines elements and does not necessarily resolve contradictions.
Restore harmony
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Usage distinction
Return to topReconcile restores agreement or friendly relations. Mediate describes helping others reach agreement, while appease may merely calm dissatisfaction.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See reconcile in use
She compared the receipts to reconcile the two expense records.
A neighborhood arts club discovered that a member had been charged twice for the same room booking. The treasurer began to reconcile the payment record with the booking log so she could identify exactly what had happened.
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