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Adjective made has 3 senses

made - produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails"
Antonyms: custom-made, customized, custom, customised (indirect, via ready-made)
made - (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a neatly made bed"
Antonym: unmade
made - successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe
Antonym: unsuccessful (indirect, via successful)

Verb make has 49 senses

make, do - engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
make, get - give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
--₂ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
make, create - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

Derived form: noun making₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Sample sentence:
They make him to write the letter
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
--₅ is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
produce, make, create - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

Derived forms: noun maker₁, noun maker₃, noun make₁, noun making₁
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue make the movie
draw, make - make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
--₇ is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
--₈ is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
create, make - create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
--₉ is one way to make, create

Derived form: noun making₁
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue make the movie
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
--₁₀ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
They make the money
do, make - create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
--₁₁ is one way to create, make
Antonyms: unmake, undo
Sample sentence:
Did he make his major works over a short period of time?
form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
--₁₂ is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
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Something ----s something
reach, make, get to, progress to - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
--₁₃ is one way to achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
make - be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
--₁₄ is one way to become
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
--₁₅ is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff

Derived form: noun making₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
make - perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
--₁₆ is one way to perform, execute, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
construct, build, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
--₁₇ is one way to make, create

Derived forms: noun maker₁, noun make₁, noun making₁
Sample sentence:
The men make the bookshelves
make - change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
--₁₈ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
--₁₉ is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
name, nominate, make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
--₂₀ is one way to appoint, charge
Sample sentence:
They make her vice president
have, get, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
--₂₁ is one way to score, hit, tally, rack up
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
Sample sentence:
They make the water
lay down, establish, make - institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
--₂₃ is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
make - carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
--₂₄ is one way to perpetrate, commit, pull
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Somebody ----s something
make - add up to; "four and four make eight"
--₂₅ is one way to total, number, add up, come, amount
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Something ----s something
make - form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"
--₂₆ is one way to assemble, gather, get together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
hold, throw, have, make, give - organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
--₂₇ is one way to direct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cook, fix, ready, make, prepare - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
--₂₈ is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Sample sentence:
The chefs make the vegetables
make, make up - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
--₂₉ is one way to tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take, make - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
--₃₀ is one way to head
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
--₃₁ is one way to excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
make - undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
--₃₂ is one way to change

Derived forms: noun makings₂, noun making₁
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
make - be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
--₃₃ is one way to be

Derived form: noun makings₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
make - amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
--₃₄ is one way to amount
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Something ----s something
make - constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
--₃₅ is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
make - appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us"
--₃₆ is one way to look, appear, seem
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
make, work - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
--₃₇ is one way to pass, go through, go across
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
--₃₈ is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
--₃₉ is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
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Somebody ----s something
seduce, score, make - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
--₄₀ is one way to persuade
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
--₄₁ is one way to guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure
Antonyms: break
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
make, pretend, make believe - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
--₄₂ is one way to act, play, represent
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
=> Somebody ----s PP
make - consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
--₄₃ is one way to see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
--₄₄ is one way to estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
make - cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
--₄₅ is one way to change, alter, modify
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
make - favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
--₄₆ is one way to develop
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
--₄₇ is one way to develop, grow

Derived form: noun makings₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
make - behave in a certain way; "make merry"
--₄₈ is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s Adjective
make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
--₄₉ is one way to excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s