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Meaning of sheathe the sword | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To end a battle; to make peace.

idiomatic

Examples

“My wish⟳ and hope⟳, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent⟳ the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt⟳ some mode of negotiation with the general Congress, in compliance with their repeated petition, thereby restoring peace and harmony to this distracted empire.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sheathed sheathed the sword sheathedst sheathes sheathes the sword sheathest

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