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 …

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

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.

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 …

Define reconciling. reconciling synonyms, reconciling pronunciation, reconciling translation, English dictionary definition of reconciling. v. rec·on·ciled , rec·on·cil·ing , rec·on·ciles v. tr. 1. To reestablish …

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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 quarrel: [~ + …