Adjective: reconciling 're-kun,sI-ling- Tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
"This process is called reconciling or balancing the chequebook"; - accommodative Verb: reconcile 're-kun,sI(-u)l- Make (one thing) compatible with (another)
"The scientists had to reconcile the new results with the existing theories"; - accommodate, conciliate - Bring into consonance or accord
"reconcile one's goals with one's abilities"; - harmonize, harmonise [Brit] - Come to terms
"After some discussion we finally reconciled"; - patch up, make up, conciliate, settle - Accept as inevitable
"He reconciled himself to his fate"; - resign, submit
See also: adaptative, adaptive Type of: accept, adjust, agree, concord, concur, correct, harmonise [Brit], harmonize, hold, set Encyclopedia: Reconcile |