make peace

verb

To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.

“He's finally made peace with his estranged father.”

Similar
bury the hatchetcome to terms with
Opposite
war
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Meanings

verbmake peace (third-person singular simple present makes peace, present participle making peace, simple past and past participle made peace)

present singular third person makes peace · participle present making peace · participle past made peace · past made peace · alternative make one's peace

  1. To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.

    He's finally made peace with his estranged father.

    1 more example

    Both countries can rebuild now that they have made peace with each other.

  2. idiomaticTo settle a dispute or disagreement.

    The committee made peace and agreed to go with the new plan.

    Synonyms: bury the hatchet

  3. idiomaticTo accept something, especially if it is considered unfavourable.

    I've finally made peace with the fact that having diabetes means no more sugar.

    Synonyms: come to terms with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo settle a dispute or disagreement.

Similar
bury the hatchet

verbTo accept something, especially if it is considered unfavourable.

Similar
come to terms with

More synonyms by meaning

verbend hostilities

Opposite
war
Broader
reconcilepatch upmake up
Also see
make up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic سَالَمَ, صَالَحَ
  • سَالَمَ (sālama)to end hostilities
  • صَالَحَ (ṣālaḥa)to end hostilities
Catalan fer les paus
  • fer les pausto end hostilities
Dutch vrede sluiten
  • vrede sluitento end hostilities
Finnish tehdä rauha, tehdä sovinto
  • tehdä rauhato end hostilities
  • tehdä sovintoto end hostilities
French faire la paix
  • faire la paixto end hostilities
German Frieden schließen
  • Frieden schließento end hostilities
Hebrew הִשְׁלִים
  • הִשְׁלִים (hishlím)to end hostilities
Hungarian kibékül, békét köt
  • kibékülto end hostilities
  • békét kötto end hostilities
  • kiengesztelődikto end hostilities
  • megbékélto end hostilities
  • összebékülto end hostilities
Italian fare pace
  • fare paceto end hostilities
Māori hohou rongo, hohou i te rongo
  • hohou rongoto end hostilities
  • hohou i te rongoto end hostilities
Polish zawierać pokój, zawrzeć pokój
  • zawierać pokójto end hostilities
  • zawrzeć pokójto end hostilities
Portuguese fazer as pazes
  • fazer as pazesto end hostilities
Russian заключа́ть мир, заключи́ть мир
  • заключа́ть мир (zaključátʹ mir)to end hostilities
  • заключи́ть мир (zaključítʹ mir)to end hostilities
  • мири́ться (mirítʹsja)to end hostilities
  • помири́ться (pomirítʹsja)to end hostilities
  • примири́ться (primirítʹsja)to end hostilities
Spanish hacer las paces
  • hacer las pacesto end hostilities
Turkish barış yapmak
  • barış yapmakto end hostilities
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Chicago

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