Make definition

Make as a verb

1. engage in

   "make love, not war"

   Same sense: do

2. give certain properties to something

   "Don't make this into a big deal"

   Same sense: get

3. make or cause to be or to become

   "make a mess in one's office"

   Same sense: create

4. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

   Same sense: have, get, cause, stimulate, induce

5. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

   "make a stir"

   Same sense: do, cause

6. create or manufacture a man-made product

   Same sense: create, produce

7. make, formulate, or derive in the mind

   "make an estimate"

   Same sense: draw

8. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way

   "Heat makes you sweat"

9. create by artistic means

   Same sense: create

10. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

    "How much do you make a month in your new job?"

    Same sense: take in, bring in, clear, realize, pull in, gain, earn, realise

11. create or design, often in a certain way

    Same sense: do

12. to compose or represent

    "This makes a fine introduction"

    Same sense: form, constitute

13. reach a goal

    "make the first team"

    Same sense: get to, reach, progress to

14. be or be capable of being changed or made into

    "He makes a great host"

15. make by shaping or bringing together constituents

    "make a dress"

16. perform, produce, or carry out

    "make a decision"

17. make by combining materials and parts

    Same sense: build, construct

18. change from one form into another

    "make water into wine"

19. act in a certain way so as to acquire

    "make friends"

20. charge with a function; charge to be

    Same sense: name, nominate

21. achieve a point or goal

    Same sense: have, get

22. reach a destination, either real or abstract

    Same sense: hit, reach, gain, arrive at, attain

23. institute, enact, or establish

    "make laws"

    Same sense: lay down, establish

24. carry out or commit

    "make a mistake"

25. form by assembling individuals or constituents

    "Make a quorum"

26. organize or be responsible for

    "have, throw, or make a party"

    Same sense: have, give, hold, throw

27. put in order or neaten

    "make the bed"

    Same sense: make up

28. head into a specified direction

    Same sense: take

29. have a bowel movement

    Same sense: shit, take a shit, crap, take a crap, ca-ca, stool, defecate

30. undergo fabrication or creation

    "This wool makes into a nice sweater"

31. be suitable for

    "Wood makes good furniture"

32. add up to

    "four and four make eight"

33. amount to

    "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

34. constitute the essence of

    "Clothes make the man"

35. appear to begin an activity

36. proceed along a path

    "make one's way into the forest"

    Same sense: work

37. reach in time

38. gather and light the materials for

    "make a fire"

39. prepare for eating by applying heat

    "can you make me an omelette?"

    Same sense: ready, fix, cook, prepare

40. induce to have sex

    Same sense: score, seduce

41. assure the success of

    "A good review by this critic will make your play!"

42. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

    "She makes like an actress"

    Same sense: make believe, pretend

43. consider as being

44. calculate as being

    "I make the height about 100 feet"

45. cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable

    "make my day"

46. favor the development of

    "Practice makes the winner"

47. develop into

    "He will make a splendid father!"

48. behave in a certain manner

    "make merry"

49. eliminate urine

    Same sense: make water, pass water, piss, take a leak, spend a penny, pee, wee, pee-pee

Make as a noun

50. a recognizable kind

    "what make of car is that?"

    Same sense: brand

51. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

    Same sense: shuffle, shuffling

Synonyms and antonyms

• do
• get definition
• create
• have
• cause definition
• stimulate
• induce
• produce
• draw
• take in
• bring in
• clear definition
• realize
• pull in
• gain
• earn
• realise
• form definition
• constitute
• get to
• reach
• progress to
• build
• construct

Opposites: unmake, break.

All synonyms of make, sense by sense

How to say make

Make has 1 syllable and rhymes with take. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with make

• take
• break
• lake
• wake
• mistake
• fake
• cake
• sake
• shake
• snake
• jake
• earthquake

All 60 words that rhyme with make

MAKE in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

1

Is MAKE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MAKE in the word checker, or unscramble MAKE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.