🤝reconcile

verb
/ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl/

Meaning

To restore friendly relations or make consistent.
Restore friendly relations between; cause to coexist in harmony.

Example Sentences

They managed to reconcile after years of conflict.

They tried to reconcile their differences through open communication.

Example Expressions

bury the hatchet

Synonyms

resolve, harmonize, unite, mend, settle
Entry 1
resolve, harmonize, unite, mend
Entry 2
settle, harmonize, resolve

Antonyms

separate, disagree, conflict, dispute, estrange
Entry 1
separate, disagree, conflict
Entry 2
dispute, separate, estrange

Collocations

reconcile differences, reconcile accounts, reconcile with

Related Vocabularies

To strengthen or support something with additional material, people, or effort.
to obtain or achieve something, often an advantage or benefit
to examine something carefully and thoroughly, often to find details or faults
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to hesitate or lose strength or momentum
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