| act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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| eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Synonyms: urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water,
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| have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" Synonyms: stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap,
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| behave in a certain way; "make merry"
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| 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" Synonyms: get,
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| put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" Synonyms: make up,
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| develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
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| change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
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| favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
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| cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
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| institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" Synonyms: lay down, establish,
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| calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
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| consider as being; "It wasn''t the problem some people made it"
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| 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?" Synonyms: draw,
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| 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" Synonyms: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get,
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| represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" Synonyms: pretend, make believe,
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| assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
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| induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" Synonyms: seduce, score,
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| make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one''s office"; "create a furor" Synonyms: create,
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| 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" Synonyms: do,
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| create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" Synonyms: produce, create,
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| create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" Synonyms: create,
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| give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" Synonyms: cause, do,
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| 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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| make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
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| make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" Synonyms: construct, build,
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| prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" Synonyms: cook, fix, ready, prepare,
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| organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" Synonyms: hold, throw, have, give,
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| gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
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| perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
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| 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" Synonyms: reach, attain, hit, arrive at, gain,
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| reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
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| reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" Synonyms: reach, get to, progress to,
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| proceed along a path; "work one''s way through the crowd"; "make one''s way into the forest" Synonyms: work,
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| head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" Synonyms: take,
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| 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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| 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" Synonyms: gain, take in, clear, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in,
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| achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" Synonyms: have, get,
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| charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" Synonyms: name, nominate,
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| engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" Synonyms: do,
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| carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
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| form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
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| constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
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| to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" Synonyms: form, constitute,
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| amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
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| 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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| add up to; "four and four make eight"
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| be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
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| undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
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