MAKE

I. verb (made; making) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, ~, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. behave , act , to begin or seem to begin (an action) , 2. to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone , to cause to exist, occur, or appear ; create , to favor the growth or occurrence of , to fit, intend, or destine by or as if by creating , 3. to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material ; fashion , compose , write , to lay out and construct , to frame or formulate in the mind , to put together from components ; constitute , 6. to compute or estimate to be, to form and hold in the mind , 7. to assemble and set alight the materials for (a fire), to set in order , prepare , fix , to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for dealing, to prepare (hay) by cutting, drying, and storing, 9. to cause to be or become , appoint , 10. enact , establish , to execute in an appropriate manner , set , name , 11. shut , to cause (an electric circuit) to be completed, 12. to conclude as to the nature or meaning of something , to regard as being , 13. to carry out (an action indicated or implied by the object) , to perform with a bodily movement , 14. to produce as a result of action, effort, or behavior with respect to something , to turn into another language by translation, to cause to act in a certain way ; compel , to cause or assure the success or prosperity of , 17. to amount to in significance , to form the essential being of , to form by an assembling of individuals , to count as , 18. to be or be capable of being changed or fashioned into , to develop into , form 6b, 19. reach , attain , to gain the rank of , to gain a place on or in , to succeed in providing or obtaining , to gain (as money) by working, trading, or dealing , 21. to act so as to earn or acquire , to score in a game or sport , to convert (a split) into a spare in bowling, to succeed in holing , 22. to fulfill (a contract) in a card game, to win a trick with (a card), 23. to include in a route or itinerary , catch 6b , to persuade to consent to sexual intercourse ; seduce , to provide the most enjoyable or satisfying experience of , intransitive verb to compose poetry, 2. behave , act , to begin or seem to begin a certain action , to act so as to be or to seem to be , to play a part, set out , head , to increase in height or size , to reach or extend in a certain direction, to have considerable effect , to undergo manufacture or processing , II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the manner or style in which a thing is constructed, brand 4a, the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person , 3. the action of producing or manufacturing, the actual yield or amount produced over a specified period ; output , the act of shuffling cards