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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/

Definition of make-peace word

  • noun make-peace a peacemaker. 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

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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 69% 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.

Synonyms for make-peace

noun make-peace

  • 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.
  • diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
  • arbitrator — a person selected to judge a dispute; arbiter, esp. one, as in collective bargaining negotiations, named with the consent of both sides
  • pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.

Antonyms for make-peace

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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