All make synonyms
make
M m verb make
- induce β to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- invest β to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- do β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- perform β to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- carry out β If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
- conduct β When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- represent β to present again or anew.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- think β to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
- receive β to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- meet β greatest lower bound
- head β Edith, 1897β1981, U.S. costume designer.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- reach β to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- manufacture β the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- produce β to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- generate β to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- require β to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- coerce β If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
- oblige β to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- tamper β to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- interfere β to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- impel β to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- constrain β To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- meddle β to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- pressurize β to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
- dragoon β (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- concuss β to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
- shotgun β a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- tap β Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- nominate β to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
- ordain β to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.