| reconcile | vt 1. restore (persons) to friendly relations, (act.) mendamaikan, merukunkan; (pass.) berdamai, rukun: all efforts to ~ them were in vain, segala usaha utk mendamaikan mereka sia-sia; he and his wife have now been ~d after their quarrel, dia dan isterinya sekarang telah didamaikan selepas berkelahi; 2. settle, menyelesaikan: they must ~ their differences and stop squabbling, mereka mesti menyelesaikan perselisihan mereka dan berhenti bertengkar; 3. bring into harmony, harmonize, menyelaraskan: two opposing points of view that can never be ~d, dua sudut pandangan yg bertentangan yg tdk dapat diselaraskan; the two accounts of the incident cannot be ~d, kedua-dua cerita ttg kejadian itu tdk dapat diselaraskan; 4. (refl) resign os to, menerima: he was never able to ~ himself to living in the country, dia sama sekali tdk dapat menerima bahawa dia hidup di desa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |