Make synonyms and antonyms
māk
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create (related)
To create is to make something.
To secure is to firmly attach something, to take action to make an area safe or to obtain something that you have been seeking.
To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:
To make or bring about; to implement.
(Dated) To fit, adapt, or accommodate to.
To bring or call together into a group or whole:
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The definition of reach is stretching out an arm or hand in order to touch or grab something.
invent (related)
(Archaic) To find; discover
To lend
To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
To originate is to start something or cause something to start.
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cook (related)
(Intransitive) To be being cooked.
To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
wage (related)
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declare (related)
To declare is defined as to state or announce something publicly.
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enact (related)
To make into law:
To concoct in order to deceive:
(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
offer (related)
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
The definition of adjust means to change something to a better fit or to be more usable.
(Slang) To perform a sexual act upon; specif., to have sexual intercourse with
(Comput.) To perform the operations indicated in (an instruction or program)
(Informal) To urinate or defecate:
compose (related)
To produce (printed matter) as by computer, photocomposition, etc.
force (related)
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
prepare (related)
(Music) To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
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perform (related)
To begin and carry through to completion; do:
move (related)
To cause to go from one place to another:
(Archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive:
repeal (antonym)
To repeal is defined as to formally withdraw, or to take something back.
To create, found, or originate:
made-for (related)
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To bear, yield, create, manufacture, etc. something
To concoct or invent; fabricate:
To develop in the mind; conceive:
To arrange, fashion, express, or devise (a plan, answer, etc.) in definite form
To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material:
To bring about, establish, or influence by means of legislation:
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To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
To frame means to put together, form, shape or compose.
To require something to be brought about.
dissuade (antonym)
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.
To initiate (an action); set off
unmake (antonym)
To ruin; destroy
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break (antonym)
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
make-it (related)
make-one (related)
make-good (related)
make-for (related)
become (related)
amke (related)
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put in (related)
tomake (related)
prove (related)
(Archaic) To make equal; equalize
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
Gain is defined as to get something or to add on or increase.
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To force into, or hold in, close bounds; confine
(Idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)
To cause to become displaced or loosened.
To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
To give a name or title to; entitle; style
A preliminary offering, specifically with regard to testimony or evidence, a preview of what will be said or shown. Also known as an offer of proof.
To wage
To set up (a government, nation, business, etc.); found; institute
Arrange is defined as to handle the details of an event, or to plan or cause some event to happen.
amount to (related)
To total
begin (related)
The definition of begin means to start or come into being.
The definition of formulate is to create a strategy or come up with a plan or idea, or to express an idea in a clear, concise way.
deny (antonym)
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
stop (antonym)
To prevent the starting, advent, etc. of; preclude
A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.
To bring about deliberately; provoke:
To keep from departing or getting away:
To bring about or gain by pressure, threat, or force:
To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
obtain (related)
(Archaic) To arrive at; reach or achieve
arrive (related)
The definition of arrive is when you become someone important or when you become someone or something you have always wanted to be.
assign (related)
To give out as a task; allot:
address (related)
To write the destination on (a letter or parcel)
To gain through effort; accomplish; achieve
Bear means to give birth to, be able to cope with or hold up weight.
To make pieces of money from (metal):
To make up; form; constitute
To cause to stand up or out.
fabricate manufacture
To produce
To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.
To attach or affix identification, such as a price tag or maker's label, to.
To compel by moral, legal, or physical force; constrain
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15th c.]
To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
To combine so as to form a new, complex product:
fail (antonym)
To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately:
destroy (antonym)
To put to death; kill:
crush (antonym)
To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
raze (antonym)
To erase.
ruin (antonym)
To cause the ruin of.
renounce (antonym)
Renounce is defined as to give up a claim, belief, a practice or to refuse further association with someone.
demote (antonym)
To reduce in grade, rank, or status:
lose (antonym)
Lose is defined as to wind up without something or to fail in a competition.
veto (antonym)
To forbid, prohibit, or decide against:
refute (antonym)
To prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence
refuse (antonym)
To stop short at (a fence, etc.), without jumping it
calculate (antonym)
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
halt (antonym)
The definition of halt is to hesitate, to put a stop to something or to come to a sudden stop.
discourage (antonym)
To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit:
To be the father or sire of; procreate
To bring into existence; give rise to:
To bring forth young; develop embryos
To cause to come into existence; originate.
To produce offspring; reproduce.
To produce or deposit (spawn).
To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location:
To cause to take place.
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor.
To produce or create within; engender
lead to
To be the cause of
To be the cause of
To put (oneself, one's limbs, etc.) into motion or activity, esp. briskly
To be obliged to; must:
To give a name or title to; characterize:
To give a light rap with:
To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion:
To be the proper size and shape for:
To arrange properly or in a certain way; set in order; adjust
To get (a carburetor, etc.) into operation by adding extra fuel
To cause to be ready.
To make known the terms of (a new or proposed law or statute)
To put a cover or covering on:
(Sports) To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one's head.
To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document. The text so deleted may be completely obscured, or it may be deliberately left legible with the line through it so that readers can see that it was deliberately deleted.
To get to, usually with effort; reach
Also used with up: compose
To be the constituent parts of.
give birth (or rise) to
bring to pass (or effect)
earn (or make) a living
earn-one-s-keep
make (related)
To arrange or agree to:
choice (related)
To select for an office or position
politics (related)
To put in force or cause to be by legal authority
approach (related)
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
money (related)
To receive, as wages, for one's labor
be (related)
(Archaic) Used with the past participle of certain intransitive verbs to form a perfect tense
The noise created by something moving about.
An association of positive qualities with a widely recognized name, as of a product line or celebrity:
To discharge as or with the urine
To urinate.
To dabble or wallow in dirty or muddy water
To urinate
(Slang, euphemistic) To urinate.
(Informal, idiomatic, vulgar) To urinate.
(UK, euphemistic, idiomatic) To use the toilet.
(Euphemistic) to urinate
To become free from impurities
Shit means having a bowel movement.
have a bowel movement
(Idiomatic) To defecate
have a bowel movement
Crap is defined as a vulgar term for defecating.
To cause to be interested or engaged:
To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
To persuade (someone) to engage, esp. for the first time, in illicit or unsanctioned sexual intercourse
(Sports & Games) To achieve or gain in a game or contest:
(Said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
To attack:
reach a goal, e.g.,
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
To absorb or comprehend.
Synonym Study
- Fabricate implies building or manufacturing, often by assembling standardized parts, and, in extended use, connotes fictitious invention
- 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
- Construct implies the putting of parts together systematically according to some design
- Fashion implies inventiveness, cleverness of design, the use of skill, etc.
- Shape suggests the imparting of a specific form, as by molding, cutting, hammering, etc.
- Form suggests a definite contour, structure, or design in the thing made
- Make is the general term meaning to bring into being and may imply the producing of something physically or mentally
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