Square Up vs Reconcile - What's the Difference?

Reconcile

Square Up

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • make (one thing) compatible with (another)
  • bring into consonance or accord
  • come to terms
  • accept as inevitable
Definition as Verb
  • make square
  • even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  • settle conclusively; come to terms

Examples

  • "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
  • "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
  • "After some discussion we finally made up"
  • "He resigned himself to his fate"
  • "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
  • "We finally settled the argument"

Parts of Speech

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