“make”

Definitions

• noun

  a recognizable kind

  Synonyms: brand, abscond, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act, administer, affect, affirm, aftermath, aggressive, alter

  • Example:“There's a new brand of hero in the movies now.”
  • Example:“What make of car is that?”

• noun

  the act of mixing cards haphazardly

  Synonyms: shuffle, shuffling

• verb

  engage in

  Synonyms: do

  • Example:“make love, not war”
  • Example:“make an effort”

• verb

  give certain properties to something

  Synonyms: get

  • Example:“get someone mad”
  • Example:“She made us look silly.”

• verb

  make or cause to be or to become

  Synonyms: create

  • Example:“make a mess in one's office”
  • Example:“create a furor”

• verb

  cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

  Synonyms: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get

  • Example:“The ads induced me to buy a VCR.”
  • Example:“My children finally got me to buy a computer.”