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reconcile

  • /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹekənsɑel/ Australia
  • /ˈɹekənsaɪl/ New Zealand
  • [ˈɹekənsɑe̯l] New Zealand
  • /ɹɪˈkɒnsaɪl/ obsolete

verb reconciles · reconciling · reconciled · reconciliate

  1. ambitransitive To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony. to reconcile people who have quarrelled
  2. transitive To make things compatible or consistent. to reconcile differences
  3. transitive To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

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Closest in meaning: settle, conciliate, accommodate, patch up, submit, resign, make up, harmonize, conciliation, reconciliation, rapprochement, mediate, compromise, comply, bringing, bring

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verb to restore a friendly relationship (transitive)

Españolreconciliar, avenir
한국어화해하다 hwahaehada
日本語和解させる wakai saseru, 仲直りさせる nakanaori saseru
Kiswahilikupatanisha
Portuguêsreconciliar
Françaisréconcilier
Deutschversöhnen
Italianoriconciliare, rappacificare, riunire, conciliare
Ελληνικάσυμφιλιώνω symfilióno
Românăreconcilia, împăca
Русскийпомири́ться pomirítʹsja, помири́ть pomirítʹ, примири́ть primirítʹ, примиря́ть primirjátʹ, примири́ться primirítʹsja, примиря́ться primirjátʹsja
العربيةأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ ʔaṣlaḥa bayna, وَفَّقَ بَيْنَ waffaqa bayna

verb to make things compatible or consistent

Españolconciliar
中文調和 /调和 tiáohé
Portuguêsreconciliar
Françaisréconcilier, concilier
Deutschversöhnen
Italianoriconciliare, conciliare, quagliare
Ελληνικάσυμβιβάζω symvivázo
Românăreconcilia
العربيةوَفَّقَ waffaqa

verb to make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance

中文對賬 /对账 duìzhàng
Italianoquadrare

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@misc{reconcile_2026,
  title = {reconcile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reconcile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}