make
verb [T] (CAUSE) /meɪk/ (made, made)Definition
B1 to cause something: The kids made such a mess in the kitchen. The bullet made a hole right through his chest. [+ infinitive without to] The wind is making my eyes water. What made you change your mind? Just seeing Woody Allen's face is enough to make me laugh. The photograph makes me look about 80!Causing things to happen
(Definition of make verb (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ization suffix
- -ize suffix
- agent noun (CAUSE)
- awaken (sth) in sb phrasal verb
- be associated with sth phrasal verb
- beget verb
- blaze a trail idiom
- draw verb (CAUSE)
- fuel noun
- instigate verb
- instigator noun
- introduce verb (PUT INTO USE)
- plant verb (PUT)
- produce verb (CAUSE)
- produce verb (RESULT IN)
- stir sth up phrasal verb (EMOTION)
- sure adjective
- the domino effect noun
- usher sth in phrasal verb
- wreak verb
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