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# How to pronounce "makepeace" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mækɛpæɪːs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ma·ke·peace**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
  - *Example*: "To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage."
- A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.
  - *Example*: "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."

### Example Sentences
- "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."
- "My name is Robert Makepeace and I'm a Bureau of Meteorology Technical Officer and Engineering down here at Davis"

### Common Phrases
- william makepeace

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "makepeace" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: AUS*
> "for academic and technical workshops with projects like Sunswift and Redback Racing. My name is Robert Makepeace and I'm a Bureau of Meteorology Technical Officer and Engineering down here at Davis"
- **Watch at 44:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OII8H3uMCA&t=2674s)

### Example 2
*Accent: AUS*
> "Here's Yasmin Zaman and Robert Makepeace."
- **Watch at 39:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OII8H3uMCA&t=2399s)

### Example 3
*Accent: UK*
> "turns up. Yeah. Which is me. Um And the other one is And the other The other one is Vanity Fair, which is William Makepeace"
- **Watch at 0:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbi5vF94Gc&t=42s)


## How to Pronounce "makepeace"

- **Syllables**: ma · ke · peace
- **IPA**: `/mækɛpæɪːs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Related Concepts
[birch](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/birch), [switch](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/switch)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “makepeace”?
“makepeace” is pronounced /mækɛpæɪːs/ (ma · ke · peace). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “makepeace”?
“makepeace” has 3 syllables: ma · ke · peace.

### What does “makepeace” mean?
A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.

### How can I hear “makepeace” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “makepeace” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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