reconcile
REK-un-sileverbMeaning to become friends again after a quarrel; also, to make two things agree
Memory hook from WRECK to SMILE: REC-on-SMILE. Lila and Maya had a wreck of a fight, but now they hug and smile, friends again: they reconcile.
After a week of silence, the two friends finally reconciled over a shared pizza.
In context The two stories of the accident seemed impossible to reconcile: one driver said the light was green, the other swore it was red, and both had witnesses.
Similar make up, reunite, make peace, settle
Opposite estrange, divide, alienate
From Latin reconciliare, “to bring together again”: re (again) + conciliare (to bring together).