Make (Verb)
Meaning 1
Behave in a certain way; "make merry".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 2
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
To compose or represent; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 4
Act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 5
Engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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- Actualise
- Put Together
- Generate
- Provoke
- Establish
- Tack Together
- Re-create
- Bring About
- Do
- Substantiate
- Procreate
- Organize
- Piece
- Turn Out
- Elicit
- Organise
- Bring
- Multiply
- Actualize
- Yield
- Kindle
- Write
- Extract
- Set Up
- Initiate
- Engender
- Evoke
- Start
- Create From Raw Stuff
- Make
- Build
- Short
- Mother
- Educe
- Suds
- Turn In
- Shell
- Give
- Raise
- Play
- Fire
- Spume
- Realise
- Tack
- Father
- Make For
- Distil
- Work
- Get
- Give Rise
- Sire
- Wreak
- Summon
- Enkindle
- Bring Forth
- Create Mentally
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Meaning 7
Organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 8
Constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 9
Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 10
Make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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- Groin
- Raise
- Frame Up
- Dry-wall
- Lock
- Set Up
- Frame
- Reconstruct
- Cantilever
- Erect
- Customise
- Revet
- Put Up
- Channelise
- Corduroy
- Wattle
- Channelize
- Rebuild
- Customize
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Meaning 11
Change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 13
Create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 14
Institute, enact, or establish; "make laws".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 15
Achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 16
Proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 17
Add up to; "four and four make eight".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 18
Carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 19
Put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 20
Assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 21
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 22
Reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 23
Create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 24
Gather and light the materials for; "make a fire".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 25
Create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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- Pulse
- Elaborate
- Put Out
- Return
- Proof
- Render
- Breed
- Redo
- Slap Together
- Churn Out
- Generate
- Reproduce
- Machine
- Remake
- Clap Up
- Prefabricate
- Cut
- Fudge Together
- Output
- Underproduce
- Tailor-make
- Custom-make
- Bootleg
- Confect
- Give
- Dummy
- Overproduce
- Laminate
- Smelt
- Turn Out
- Customise
- Extrude
- Make Over
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Meaning 26
Be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 27
Reach in time; "We barely made the plane".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 28
Perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 29
Give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 30
Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 31
Consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 32
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 33
Calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 34
Head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 35
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 36
Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 37
Undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 38
Appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 39
Be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 40
Amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 41
Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 42
Make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 43
Form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 44
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 45
Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 46
Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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- Wee
- Pee
- Micturate
- Urinate
- Relieve Oneself
- Piddle
- Pee-pee
- Pass Water
- Wee-wee
- Piss
- Take A Leak
- Puddle
- Make Water
- Spend A Penny
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Meaning 47
Develop into; "He will make a splendid father!".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 48
Induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 49
Favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..