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reconciling
Variant of reconcile
transitive verb reconciled, reconciling
- to make friendly again or win over to a friendly attitude
- to settle (a quarrel, difference, etc.)
- to make (arguments, ideas, texts, accounts, etc.) consistent, compatible, etc.; bring into harmony
- to make content, submissive, or acquiescent (to): to become reconciled to one's lot
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