I. ˈmāk verb
( made ˈmād ; mak·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : behave , act
b. : to begin or seem to begin (an action)
made to go
2.
a. : to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone
made trouble for us
b. : to cause to exist, occur, or appear : create
make a disturbance
c. : to favor the growth or occurrence of
haste make s waste
d. : to fit, intend, or destine by or as if by creating
was made to be an actor
3.
a. : to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material : fashion
make a dress
b. : compose , write
make verses
c. : to lay out and construct
make a road
4. : to frame or formulate in the mind
make plans
5. : to put together from components : constitute
houses made of stone
6.
a. : to compute or estimate to be
b. : to form and hold in the mind
make no doubt of it
7.
a. : to assemble and set alight the materials for (a fire)
b. : to set in order
make beds
c. : prepare , fix
make dinner
d. : to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for dealing
8. : to prepare (hay) by cutting, drying, and storing
9.
a. : to cause to be or become
made them happy
make s it possible
b. : appoint
made him bishop
10.
a. : enact , establish
make laws
b. : to execute in an appropriate manner
make a will
c. : set , name
make a price
11.
a. chiefly dialect : shut
the doors are made against you — Shakespeare
b. : to cause (an electric circuit) to be completed
12.
a. : to conclude as to the nature or meaning of something
what do you make of this development?
b. : to regard as being
not the fool some make him
13.
a. : to carry out (an action indicated or implied by the object)
make war
make a speech
make a detour
b. : to perform with a bodily movement
make a sweeping gesture
14.
a. : to produce as a result of action, effort, or behavior with respect to something
make a mess of the job
tried to make a thorough job of it
b. archaic : to turn into another language by translation
15. : to cause to act in a certain way : compel
make her give it back
16. : to cause or assure the success or prosperity of
can either make you or break you
17.
a. : to amount to in significance
make s a great difference
b. : to form the essential being of
clothes make the man
c. : to form by an assembling of individuals
make a quorum
d. : to count as
that make s the third time you've said it
18.
a. : to be or be capable of being changed or fashioned into
rags make the best paper
b. : to develop into
she will make a fine judge
c. : form 6b
19.
a. : reach , attain
made port before the storm
— often used with it
you'll never make it that far
b. : to gain the rank of
make major
c. : to gain a place on or in
make the team
the story made the papers
d. : to succeed in providing or obtaining
make bail
20. : to gain (as money) by working, trading, or dealing
make a living
21.
a. : to act so as to earn or acquire
make s friends easily
make s poor grades
b. : to score in a game or sport
make a field goal
make a birdie
c. : to convert (a split) into a spare in bowling
d. : to succeed in holing
make a putt
22.
a. : to fulfill (a contract) in a card game
b. : to win a trick with (a card)
23.
a. : to include in a route or itinerary
make New York on the return trip
— often used with it
make it to the party
b. : catch 6b
made the bus just in time
24. : to persuade to consent to sexual intercourse : seduce
25. : to provide the most enjoyable or satisfying experience of
meeting the star of the show really made our day
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to compose poetry
2.
a. : behave , act
b. : to begin or seem to begin a certain action
made as though to hand it to me
c. : to act so as to be or to seem to be
make merry
d. slang : to play a part — usually used with like
3. : set out , head
made after the fox
made straight for home
4. : to increase in height or size
the tide is making now
5. : to reach or extend in a certain direction
6. : to have considerable effect
courtesy make s for safer driving
7. : to undergo manufacture or processing
the silk make s up beautifully
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- make a face
- make a mountain out of a molehill
- make away with
- make believe
- make bold
- make book
- make common cause
- make do
- make ends meet
- make eyes
- make friends with
- make fun of
- make good
- make hay
- make head
- make it
- make light of
- make love
- make much of
- make nice
- make no bones
- make one's mark
- make public
- make sail
- make shift
- make sport of
- make the grade
- make the most of
- make the scene
- make time
- make tracks
- make use of
- make water
- make waves
- make way
- make with
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the manner or style in which a thing is constructed
b. : brand 4a
2. : the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person
men of his make are rare
3.
a. : the action of producing or manufacturing
b. : the actual yield or amount produced over a specified period : output
4. : the act of shuffling cards ; also : turn to shuffle
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- on the make