make peace

Thân thiện

The two brothers make peace and shake hands in the garden.

Definition

Verb: 1. To end a conflict or argument; to reconcile: To agree to stop fighting or disagreeing, often formally or after a period of hostility. It implies a restoration of friendly relations.

Usage

This verb phrase is used to describe the act of resolving a dispute, ending a war, or reconciling after a quarrel. It often involves an agreement between the parties involved. - It is typically used with the preposition "with" to specify the other party: make peace with [someone/something]. - It can also be used without a specified object when the context is clear.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The two nations signed a treaty to make peace after a decade of war.
  • After their big argument, they decided to make peace and move on.
  • She needed to make peace with her past before she could be happy.
  • The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace.

Advanced Usage

• "To make one's peace with [something]": To accept a difficult or unpleasant situation that one cannot change.
  • He had to make his peace with the fact that he would never be a professional athlete.

Variants and Related Words

• Peacemaker (n): A person who brings about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.
  • She acted as a peacemaker between the two feuding departments.
• Peacemaking (n/adj): The process of bringing about peace; intended to bring about peace.
  • The UN was involved in peacemaking efforts.

Synonyms

• Reconcile: To restore friendly relations between.
• Settle differences: To resolve disagreements.
• Bury the hatchet (idiomatic): To make peace; to end a quarrel.

Antonyms

• Declare war: To formally state the beginning of hostilities.
• Fall out: To have an argument or disagreement.
• Start a feud: To begin a prolonged conflict.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: "Make peace" itself functions as a phrasal verb. Related phrasal verbs often involve the word "make." - Make up (phrasal verb): To become reconciled after a quarrel. (This is a very close synonym in informal contexts). - They fought yesterday but made up this morning.

Related Idioms

• Hold out an olive branch: To show that you want to end a disagreement and make peace.
  • By apologizing first, she was holding out an olive branch.
• Let bygones be bygones: To decide to forget past disagreements and make peace.
  • It's time to let bygones be bygones and work together again.

Học thuật

Verb

1. end hostilities
   • The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace