mediation; intercession; smoothing over
Refers to the act of intervening to resolve a conflict, calm a situation, or speak on someone's behalf. Often used in social or diplomatic contexts.
Through his mediation, the two made up.
Thanks to the boss's smoothing things over, the meeting went smoothly.
Common spelling using 取る. The なし part is written in kana.
Variant using 執る, often seen in formal or literary contexts.
Variant using 成す for the second part.
Noun form of the verb 取り成す (torinasu), from 取る (toru, 'take') + 成す (nasu, 'make, accomplish'). The meaning evolved from 'to take and make something' to 'to handle a situation' and then to 'to mediate or intercede'.