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Definition: (verb) to act to reconcile differences between two parties.
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contrary

adjective
  1. Diametrically opposed: antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, converse 2, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar, reverse. See support
  2. Given to acting in opposition to others: balky, contrarious, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward. See attitude, support
noun
That which is diametrically opposed to another: antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, converse 2, counter, opposite, reverse. Logic: contradictory, contrapositive. See support
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