Reconcile in active voice

[Tom]

Dear Friends

Can we use the word "Reconcile" in active voice? See below, please.

1- He will soon reconcile with her. (The intended meaning is that he will appease her, cool her down or make up with her.)

Tom

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

In your sentence it would sound better to say:

He will soon be reconciled with her.

We can also say: He will soon be recociled to the idea that ...

In both cases is the idea that there will be an acceptance.an agreement/a compromise reached.

Reconcile in an active sense (with a direct object) is to make two opposed factors agree. This is often used in this sort of expression: reconcile your differences. Againit is used in calculations where you have to make sure that two sets of financial calculations agree with each other.

Alan
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