reconcile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
  2. To make things compatible or consistent.
  3. To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ /ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl/ en-us-reconcile.ogg /ˈɹekənsɑel/ /ˈɹekənsaɪl/ [ˈɹekənsɑe̯l] /ɹɪˈkɒnsaɪl/

Word forms

reconcile reconciles reconciling reconciled reconciliate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reconciliō.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.