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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences..
To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage.
The civill uſes whereunto the Birch-tree ſerveth are many, as for the puniſhment of Children both at home and at School, for it hath an admirable influence upon them, to quiet them when they are out of Order, and therefore ſome call it Make-peace: The old Roman Magiſirates had it born in bundles before them, as an Enſigne, and Inſtrument of Juſtice to be executed upon petty Offenders.
Use make peace when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Make peace means (rare) A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences..
Common synonyms include birch, switch.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage.
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