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11 7.9
To make people or places calm and stop fighting
  • verb
  • /piːs/
: pacificar
  • We need to peace the situation before it escalates into a bigger conflict.

Examples

  • Peace out world!

  • - All right guys, there's no money tonight, I'm peaceing out,

  • - Okay, you be his new best friend while I peace out then.

  • I'll peace out of your hair, man.

  • It is great to have you, may peace be with you.

  • I'm tickled... love and peace everyone...

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  • I'm just saying he was inclined to peace.

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  • The organization aims to peace the divided communities through dialogue and cooperation.

  • The leaders worked together to peace the nation after years of unrest.

Synonyms

to make peace
vsto peace
123 3.4

To stop arguing and become friendly again

is the same idea phrased in a more general form
to pacify
vsto peace
9 6.3

To bring peace to a place after fighting, often by using force

brings calm by building harmony rather than by using force
to conciliate
vsto peace
1 7.9

To stop people being angry and make them friendly again

creates a calm nonviolent state rather than focusing on personal anger
8.2

Stop fighting and try to be friends again

is the general verb for causing a calm nonviolent state

Antonyms

war
∞ 1.0

A period when countries or groups fight with weapons and violence

482 2.3

A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas

Idioms

100 2.1

Calm and free from worry or conflict

Prevent people from arguing or fighting so things stay calm

7 6.6

A wish that a dead man finds peace after death

Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever

To die peacefully, people say this as a gentle way to talk about someone's death

Phrasal Verbs

123 3.4

To stop arguing and become friendly again

72 4.3

Become calm and quiet inside after trouble

Compounds

peace process
  • Formal
106 3.0

A series of talks and actions to end a war and make peace between fighting sides

67 3.0

A calm feeling with no worry

46 3.4

A United States government program that sends volunteers to help people in other countries

peace and quiet
  • Informal
41 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

peace treaty
  • Formal
33 3.0

A formal agreement to stop a war and start peaceful relations

A gift or action that ends an argument and brings back friendship

17 4.4

A calm feeling inside when your mind is free from worry

14 4.5

A person who does small legal tasks like witnessing documents, marrying people, and hearing minor cases

13 3.3

A long time with no war or fighting between countries

12 3.4

Wanting peace and avoiding violence or fights

peace officer
  • Formal
11 3.5

A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff

A deep calm and quiet feeling inside that makes you feel relaxed

A step that starts talks to end a conflict between countries or groups

8 2.9

A circle with three lines that people use to show a wish for no war

A deep calm feeling like being in heaven

peace pipe
  • Literature
6 6.8

A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement

A set of beliefs that teaches people to be peaceful and avoid violence

A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other

3 3.0

A public event where people protest against war and call for peace

A thing that shows peace, like a white dove or an olive branch

1 2.6

A simple sign with three lines in a circle that shows peace

An action that makes people in public feel unsafe or upset

1 9.8

A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent

An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police

1 4.8

A green houseplant with shiny leaves and a white leaf around its flowers

1 4.2

A field of study that looks at why people fight and how to make peace

kiss of peace
  • Formal
1 9.1

A short greeting in church to show love and unity

A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border

1 9.0

A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement

Support for peace between countries to prevent war

How Peaceful

to reconcile
49 5.1
to pacify
9 6.3
to peace
11 7.9
to appease
58 5.8
to calm
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

peace infinitive
peaced past
peaced past participle
peacing present participle
peaces third person singular

Etymology

The word peace as a verb comes from the same Latin root pax meaning 'peace', and it works like the verb pacify ('to calm') — to make things calm or stop fighting. So, to 'peace' is to bring about a state of peace.