reconcile meaning and definition

RECONCILE verb

Definition of reconcile (verb)

1. make (one thing) compatible with (another)
   • "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
   • synonyms: accommodate, conciliate
2. bring into consonance or accord
   • "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
   • synonyms: harmonise, harmonize
3. come to terms
   • "After some discussion we finally made up"
   • synonyms: conciliate, make up, patch up, settle
4. accept as inevitable
   • "He resigned himself to his fate"
   • synonyms: resign, submit