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make peace

make peace
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk pees]
    • /meɪk pis/
    • /meɪk piːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk pees]
    • /meɪk pis/

Definitions of make peace words

  • noun make peace the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. 1
  • noun make peace (often initial capital letter) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic nations, groups, etc., to end hostilities and abstain from further fighting or antagonism: the Peace of Ryswick. 1
  • noun make peace a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations: Try to live in peace with your neighbors. 1
  • noun make peace the normal freedom from civil commotion and violence of a community; public order and security: He was arrested for being drunk and disturbing the peace. 1
  • noun make peace cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension. 1
  • noun make peace freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession, etc.; tranquillity; serenity. 1

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Origin of make peace

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20; noun use of verb phrase make peace

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Make peace

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

make peace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

make peace usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for make peace

verb make peace

  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
  • compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.

noun make peace

  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • forgive — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
  • let bygones be bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
  • negotiator — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
  • mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.

Antonyms for make peace

verb make peace

  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
  • contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.

noun make peace

  • agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
  • instigator — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.

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