When faced with a kerfuffle, dustup, or other flavor of fracas, a conciliatory gesture or tone of voice—one intended to gain goodwill or to reduce hostility—can go a long way toward …

Reconcile means to make amends, come to a truce, or settle a dispute. Reconcile can also mean to make things compatible or consistent with each other.

Phrasal verb reconcile yourself to something (Definition of reconciling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

reconcile something (with something) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other. It was hard to reconcile his career …

1. to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired. 2. to cause to become friendly or peaceable again: to reconcile hostile persons. 3. to compose or settle (a quarrel, …

reconciling Add to list Other forms: reconcilingly Definitions of reconciling adjective tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony synonyms: accommodative

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to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:[~ + object + to + object] He was reconciled to his fate. to (cause to) become friendly or peaceable again, as by settling a …

After many years, they finally reconciled (with each other). He eventually became reconciled to his position in life. I reconciled myself to the loss. Your theory is easily reconcilable with our results.

RECONCILE definition: 1. to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and…. Learn more.