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- [meyk uhv, ov]
- /meɪk ʌv, ɒv/
- /meɪk əv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk uhv, ov]
- /meɪk ʌv, ɒv/
Definitions of make of words
- verb with object make of to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object make of to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object make of to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object make of to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object make of to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object make of to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of make of
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make of
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make of popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make of
verb make of
- portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
Antonyms for make of
verb make of
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
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Matching words
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