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make

/meɪk/
noun

  1. Brand or kind; model.

    "What make of car do you drive?"

  2. Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.

  3. Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.

    "The camera was of German make."

Synonymsmaking, manufacture, manufacturing, production, brand, manufacturer
verb

  1. To create.

  2. To behave, to act.

    "He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands."

  3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.

Synonymsfabricate, notice, twig, coitize, go to bed with, sleep with

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