make peace

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make peace

verb makes peace · making peace · made peace · 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. Both countries can rebuild now that they have made peace with each other.
  2. idiomatic To settle a dispute or disagreement. The committee made peace and agreed to go with the new plan.

    Similar: bury the hatchet

  3. idiomatic To accept something, especially if it is considered unfavourable. I've finally made peace with the fact that having diabetes means no more sugar.

    Similar: come to terms with

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verb to end hostilities

Españolhacer las paces
Portuguêsfazer as pazes
Françaisfaire la paix
DeutschFrieden schließen
Italianofare pace
Русскийзаключа́ть мир zaključátʹ mir, заключи́ть мир zaključítʹ mir, мири́ться mirítʹsja, помири́ться pomirítʹsja, примири́ться primirítʹsja
العربيةسَالَمَ sālama, صَالَحَ ṣālaḥa
עבריתהִשְׁלִים hishlím

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@misc{make_peace_2026,
  title = {make peace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20peace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}