pacification

Roget-categorie 723

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.4. Antagonism
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#723. Pacification

zelfstandig naamwoord

pacification, conciliation — reconciliation, reconcilement — shaking of hands, accommodation, arrangement, adjustment — terms, compromise — amnesty, deed of release.
peace offering — olive branch — calumet of peace, preliminaries of peace.
truce, armistice — suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down — breathing time — convention — modus vivendi [Lat.] — flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire [Fr.], cartel^†.
hollow truce, pax in bello [Lat.] — drawn battle.

werkwoord

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.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

conciliatory — composing etc. v. — pacified etc. v..

uitdrukking

requiescat in pace [Lat.].

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

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