keep the peace
werkwoord
Roget 174:
be moderate
etc.
adj.;
keep within bounds,
keep within compass;
sober down,
settle down;
keep the peace,
remit,
relent,
take in sail.
moderate,
soften,
mitigate,
temper,
accoy†;
attemper†,
contemper†;
mollify,
lenify†,
dulcify†,
dull,
take off the edge,
blunt,
obtund†,
sheathe,
subdue,
chasten;
sober down,
tone down,
smooth down;
weaken
etc.
160;
lessen
etc.
(decrease)
36;
check palliate.
tranquilize,
pacify,
assuage,
appease,
swag,
lull,
soothe,
compose,
still,
calm,
calm down,
cool,
quiet,
hush,
quell,
sober,
pacify,
tame,
damp,
lay,
allay,
rebate,
slacken,
smooth,
alleviate,
rock to sleep,
deaden,
smooth,
throw cold water on,
throw a wet blanket over,
turn off;
slake;
curb
etc.
(restrain)
751;
tame
etc.
(subjugate)
749;
smooth over;
pour oil on the waves,
pour oil on the troubled waters;
pour balm into,
mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].
go out like a lamb,
roar you as gently as any sucking dove"
[Midsummer-Night's Dream].
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Roget 714:
agree
etc.
23;
accord,
harmonize with;
fraternize;
be concordant
etc.
adj.;
go hand in hand;
run parallel
etc.
(concur)
178;
understand one another,
pull together
etc.
(cooperate)
709;
put up one's horses together,
sing in chorus.
side with,
sympathize with,
go with,
chime in with,
fall in with;
come round;
be pacified
etc.
723;
assent
etc.
488;
empathize with,
enter into the ideas of,
enter into the feelings of;
reciprocate.
hurler avec les loups [Fr.];
go with the stream,
swim with the stream.
keep in good humor,
render accordant,
put in tune;
come to an understanding,
meet halfway;
keep the peace,
remain at peace.
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Roget 721:
be at peace;
keep the peace
etc.
(concord)
714.
make peace
etc.
723.
Roget 723:
pacify,
tranquilize,
compose;
allay
etc.
(moderate)
174;
reconcile,
propitiate,
placate,
conciliate,
meet halfway,
hold out the olive branch,
heal the breach,
make peace,
restore harmony,
bring to terms.
settle matters,
arrange matters,
accommodate matters,
accommodate differences;
set straight;
make up a quarrel,
tantas componere lites [Lat.];
come to an understanding,
come to terms;
bridge over,
hush up;
make it,
make matters up;
shake hands;
mend one's fences [U.S.].
raise a siege,
lift a siege;
put up the sword,
sheathe the sword;
bury the hatchet,
lay down one's arms,
turn swords into plowshares;
smoke the calumet of peace,
close the temple of Janus;
keep the peace
etc.
(concord)
714;
be pacified
&c.;
come round.
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Moby betekeniswoordenboek: be conservative, be moderate, be pacifistic, keep within bounds, keep within compass, live temperately, not make waves, not resist, practice nonviolence, practice self-control, relent, remain at peace, remit, settle down, sober down, strike a balance, take in sail, wage peace.
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