make

v.

1. To produce

   construct, fabricate, produce, manufacture, form, shape, fashion, mold, build, assemble, set up; see also build 1, form 1, manufacture 1.

2. To total

   add up to, come to, equal; see amount to.

3. To create

   originate, cause, conceive; see compose 3, create 2, invent 1, produce 2.

4. To acquire

   gain, get, secure, earn; see obtain 1.

5. To force

   constrain, compel, coerce; see force 1.

6. To reach

   progress, reach, arrive at; see arrive 1.

7. To cause

   start, effect, initiate; see begin 1, cause 2.

8. To appoint

   name, select, constitute; see assign 1, delegate 1, 2.

9. To offer

   proffer, tender, advance; see offer 1.

10. To wage

    carry on, conduct, engage in; see wage.

11. To enact

    decree, legislate, establish; see declare 1, enact.

12. To prepare

    get ready, arrange, adjust; see cook, prepare 1.

13. To perform

    do, carry through, execute; see perform 1.

14. To move

    proceed, advance, go; see move 1.

15. To utter

    deliver, give, present; see address 2.

make is the general term meaning to bring into being and may imply the producing of something physically or mentally; form suggests a definite contour, structure, or design in the thing made; shape suggests the imparting of a specific form, as by molding, cutting, hammering, etc.; fashion implies inventiveness, cleverness of design, the use of skill, etc.; construct implies the putting of parts together systematically according to some design; manufacture implies production from raw materials, now esp. by machinery and on a large scale, and, in extended use, may suggest a mechanical or uninspired quality; fabricate implies building or manufacturing, often by assembling standardized parts, and, in extended use, connotes fictitious invention

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