| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (I) Individual Volition | | Section IV. Antagonism |
| 2. Active Antagonism |
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| 723. Pacification. |
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| NOUN: | PACIFICATION, conciliation; reconciliation, reconcilement, shaking of hands, calumet, peace pipe; accommodation, arrangement, adjustment; terms, compromise; amnesty, deed of release.
PEACE OFFERING; olive branch; calumet, - of peace; overture, preliminaries of peace.
TRUCE, armistice; suspension of -arms, - hostilities; truce of God; breathing time; convention; modus vivendi [L.]; flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire [F.], cartel.
hollow truce, pax in bello [L.]; drawn battle.
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| VERB: | PACIFY, tranquillize, compose; allay (moderate) [See Moderation]; reconcile, propitiate, placate, conciliate, meet halfway, hold out the olive branch, heal the breach, make peace, restore harmony, bring to terms.
MAKE UP A QUARREL; settle -, arrange -, accommodate- -matters, - differences; set straight; tantas componere lites [L.]; come to -an understanding, - terms; bridge over, hush up; make it up, make matters up; shake hands; mend one’s fences [U. S.].
raise a siege; put up -, sheathe- the sword; bury the hatchet, lay down one’s arms, turn swords into plowshares; smoke the calumet, close the temple of Janus; keep the peace (concord) [See Concord]; be pacified &c.; come round.
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| ADJECTIVE: | CONCILIATORY, pacificatory; composing &c. v.; pacified &c. v.; accommodative.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Requiescat in pace.
- To see great Hector in his weeds of peace.—Troilus and Cressida
- Health, peace, and many a bloodless year To fight his battles o’er.—Holmes
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