reconcile

/ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l/

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler, from Latin reconciliare, from re- + conciliare to conciliate

verb

  1. to restore to friendship or harmony

  2. settle, resolve

  3. to make consistent or congruous

reconciled the factions

reconcile differences

adapt adjust accommodate conform reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.

phrasal verb

  1. to cause (someone) to accept (something unpleasant)

He eventually became reconciled to his position in life.