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单词 to make one's peace
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to make one's peace
b. to make one's peace: to effect a reconciliation for oneself (esp. with another person). Formerly also †to make (another person's) peace.In quot. a1425: †to admit a person to friendly relations with oneself (obsolete).
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)] > be reconciled to or come to agreement with another
to make peacea1350
compoundc1547
temporize1587
adjust1612
composea1616
accommodate1642
redintegrate1655
to come to1709
to split the difference1713
arrange1796
to mend (or look after) one's fences1959
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 69 Iesu Crist, þou be mi bote, so boun icham to make my péés.
c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 39 (MED) Þos mote Make þy pes wyþ alle þre Sorwe, schryfte, and edbote.
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 2552 This bargeyn eende may never take, But if that she [sc. his beloved] thi pees will make.
c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3779 Dame Calistride..comes with hire ladis; Mas hire pes with oure prince.
c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxi. 62 By his meanes my peace was made with the kynge.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iv. 262 I will make your peace with him, if I can. View more context for this quotation
1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xix. 120 Those who have made their peace with God.
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxvii. 159 Many whilst they break the Law, entertain Thoughts of future reconciliation, and making their Peace for such Breaches.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. xiv. 289 My false Friend..was likewise considered as a Prisoner, tho' he was better treated, as being to make his Peace at my Expence. View more context for this quotation
1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 552 Symptoms which render it suspicious that the two empires may make their peace with the Turks.
1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xii. 187 Don't depend upon me for making your peace with Mr Murray, for I never see him—to speak to.
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. IV. cclxxxv. 129 Now when her husband had made his peace with the young lady, he lay with her that night.
1916 E. R. Burroughs Beasts of Tarzan x. 162 Speak quick before I kill you! Make your peace with God!
1990 S. Johnson Flying Lessons xxxiv. 255 She died before they could make their peace. He went to his grave a broken man.
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