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put the make on

put the make on
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t stressed th ee meyk on, awn]
    • /pʊt stressed ði meɪk ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t stressed th ee meyk on, awn]
    • /pʊt stressed ði meɪk ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of put the make on words

  • verb with object put the make on 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 put the make on to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
  • verb with object put the make on to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
  • verb with object put the make on to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
  • verb with object put the make on to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
  • verb with object put the make on to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of put the make on

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 Put the make on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Put the make on

put the make on 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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