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make

verb [T] (PERFECT)
 
 
/meɪk/ (made, made) informal

Definition

to cause to be perfect: Those little bows round the neck really make the dress!Perfect and faultlessUnspoilt
(Definition of make verb (PERFECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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