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Make
verb (past & past part. made; pres. part. making) 1.Engage in. Synonym: do. "Make an effort" , "Do research" , "Do nothing" , "Make revolution" 2.Give certain properties to something. Synonym: get. "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" 3.Make or cause to be or to become. Synonym: create. "Create a furor" 4.Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner. Synonyms: cause, get, have, induce, stimulate. "My children finally got me to buy a computer" , "My wife made me buy a new sofa" 5.Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally. Synonyms: cause, do. "Make a stir" , "Cause an accident" 6.Create or manufacture a man-made product. Synonyms: create, produce. "The company has been making toys for two centuries" 7.Make, formulate, or derive in the mind. Synonym: draw. "Draw a conclusion" , "Draw parallels" , "Make an estimate" , "What do you make of his remarks?" 8.Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way. "Heat makes you sweat" 9.Create by artistic means. Synonym: create. "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" , "Picasso created Cubism" , "Auden made verses" 10.Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. Synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, pull in, realise, realize, take in. "She earns a lot in her new job" , "This merger brought in lots of money" , "He clears $5,000 each month" 11.Create or design, often in a certain way. Synonym: do. "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" 12.To compose or represent:. Synonyms: constitute, form. "The branches made a roof" , "This makes a fine introduction" 14.Be or be capable of being changed or made into. "He will make a fine father" 15.Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. "Make a cake" , "Make a wall of stones" 16.Perform or carry out. "Make a move" , "Make advances" , "Make a phone call" 17.Make by combining materials and parts. Synonyms: build, construct. "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" 18.Change from one form into another. "Make lead into gold" , "Make clay into bricks" 19.Act in a certain way so as to acquire. "Make enemies" 20.Charge with a function; charge to be. Synonyms: name, nominate. "She was made president of the club" 21.Achieve a point or goal. Synonyms: get, have. "The Brazilian team got 4 goals" , "She made 29 points that day" 22.Reach a destination, either real or abstract. Synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach. "The water reached the doorstep" , "We barely made it to the finish line" , "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" 24.Carry out or commit. "Commit a faux-pas" 25.Form by assembling individuals or constituents. 26.Organize or be responsible for. Synonyms: give, have, hold, throw. "Have, throw, or make a party" , "Give a course" 27.Put in order or neaten. Synonym: make up. "Make up a room" 28.Head into a specified direction. Synonym: take. "We made for the mountains" 30.Undergo fabrication or creation. 34.Constitute the essence of. 35.Appear to begin an activity. "She made as if to say hello to us" 36.Proceed along a path. Synonym: work. "Make one's way into the forest" 38.Gather and light the materials for. 39.Prepare for eating by applying heat. Synonyms: cook, fix, prepare, ready. "Can you make me an omelette?" , "Fix breakfast for the guests, please" 40.Induce to have sex. Synonyms: score, seduce. "Did you score last night?" , "Harry made Sally" 41.Assure the success of. 42.Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. Synonyms: make believe, pretend. 45.Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable. 46.Favor the development of. 48.Behave in a certain way. 49.Eliminate urine. Synonyms: make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee. noun 1.A recognizable kind. Synonym: brand. "What make of car is that?"
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