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patch up

verb as in settle differences

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The tactful Hamad manages to patch up relations, and the two are photographed sitting together on a sofa later that day.

Mrs. Fullerton had herself suggested that Henriette should go over to Paris to see what could be done to patch up the quarrel.

No, no; when Cupid is bankrupt, there is no use in attempting to patch up his affairs by any composition with the creditors.

Hereupon all Europe became terrified, and England and Holland hastened to patch up their differences.

Well, maybe so, but I'm pooty old—pooty old for the doctors to patch up.

Critical ingenuity may no doubt patch up some sort of superficial reconciliation between them, but it can only be superficial.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to patch up, such as: adjust, appease, bury the hatchet, compensate, conciliate, and make friends.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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