pease

CEFRB2

/piːz/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An old or dialect form of the word peas.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.

Examples

  • The cook prepared a traditional pease pudding recipe.

  • The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.

  2. To placate, appease (someone).

More examples

In context

  • Pease let us know.

  • Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, […]

  • It was fiercely cold, but I was a good deal warmed when the lad who drove me, talking of the crops of the country, spoke of “the peasen.” Thank God! I said to myself, there is still some smack of old England left in the land.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).