reconcile with

reconcile with (someone or something)

1. To forgive, accept, or make peace with someone. I haven't spoken to my brother in 10 years, but I still hope to reconcile with him some day. Is there any hope of reconciling with your wife, or is the marriage truly beyond repair?
2. To cause or compel someone to forgive, accept, or make peace with someone else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "reconcile" and "with." We brought Tom up to New York to reconcile him with Sarah once and for all. Becoming a mother really helped reconcile me with my own mom, because I finally understood so much of what she was going through back then.
3. To make two or more things compatible, consistent, acceptable, or harmonious. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "reconcile" and "with." The film has a hard time reconciling it's bizarre, off-the-walls plot with its incredibly serious tone and characterizations. I'm trying to reconcile the numbers in the financial statements you've provided with the transactions recorded in your accounts.
See also: reconcile
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

reconcile something with something

to bring something into harmony, accord, or balance with something. The accountants were not able to reconcile the expense claims with the receipts that had been turned in. I can't reconcile your story with those of the other witnesses.
See also: reconcile
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • reconcile with (someone or something)
  • reconcile
  • become reconciled with (someone or something)
  • forgive (someone) for (something)
  • forgive for
  • forgive and forget
  • it is never too late to mend
  • it is never too late to repent
  • repent
  • wink wink (nudge nudge)
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Summary: Health Minister Wael Abu Faour called Sunday on the Druze community in Syria to reconcile with their countrymen in the Deraa province and rally around MP Walid Jumblatt.
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PTI workers said that they want to reconcile with MQM but history of MQM proves that it is not trustworthy.
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The husband, security guard Gregorio Caminade, 32, reportedly got made when his wife, Rhea Mae, 35, refused to reconcile with him after months of being separated.
Man cuts wife's throat in front of kids
Complainants able to reconcile with the other party during the first hearing can claim a refund of three-quarters of the amount they paid to file the lawsuit.
New laws on legal fees seek to ensure justice for all
She said if she could reconcile with a person from another race that was responsible for the killing of her daughter, how come such courage to forgive would be difficult between South Sudanese tribes who share the same race and destiny?
President Kiir forms new committee for national reconciliation
Iraq's government said Monday it would not reconcile with members of Al-Qaeda or anyone who has killed Iraqis, but suggested it was open to talks with those who had fought American forces, Reuters reported.
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Observing ultimately it is the Afghan government who has to make determinations of these things, Morrell said: "We as a government do not believe that Mullah Omar is somebody you reconcile with."
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