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reconciling

/ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlɪŋɡ/

Meanings
verb
To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back to harmony.

Examples :

"to reconcile people who have quarrelled"
family moral society attitude

Related Words

Illustration checkbook

checkbook noun

/ˈtʃɛkbʊk/

A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account

"My mother keeps her checkbook in her purse for paying bills each month. "

Illustration friendly

friendly noun

/ˈfɹɛndli/

A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

"The teacher organized a friendly game of basketball after school. "

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

Illustration differences

differences noun

/ˈdɪfɹənsɪz/

The quality of being different.

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Illustration quarrelled

quarrelled verb

/ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɔːrəld/

To disagree.

"The siblings quarrelled about who got to use the tablet first. "

Illustration consistent

consistent noun

/kənˈsɪstənt/

(in the plural) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.

"The consistent of the student's grades showed a steady improvement throughout the year. "

Illustration compatible

compatible noun

/kəmˈpætəbəl/

Something that is compatible with something else.

"a computer company that sells IBM compatibles"

Illustration restore

restore noun

/ɹɪˈstɔː/ /ɹɪˈstɔɹ/

The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

"We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed."

Illustration reconcile

reconcile verb

/ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/

To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back to harmony.

"to reconcile people who have quarrelled"

Illustration difference

difference noun

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

The quality of being different.

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Illustration statement

statement noun

/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ /ˈsteɪtmənt/

A declaration or remark.

"My teacher made a statement about the importance of studying hard. "

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "