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 reconciling the squabbling …

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 ambitions with …

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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, dispute, etc.). 4. …

reconciling definition: serving to restore friendly relations. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

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.

If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful. It's difficult to reconcile the demands of …

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 quarrel: [~ + …