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make

v.

To produce
construct, fabricate, produce, manufacture, form, shape, fashion, mold, build, assemble, set up; see also build 1, form 1, manufacture 1.
To total
add up to, come to, equal; see amount to.
To create
originate, cause, conceive; see compose 3, create 2, invent 1, produce 2.
To acquire
gain, get, secure, earn; see obtain 1.
To force
constrain, compel, coerce; see force 1.
To reach
progress, reach, arrive at; see arrive 1.
To cause
start, effect, initiate; see begin 1, cause 2.
To appoint
name, select, constitute; see assign 1, delegate 1, 2.
To offer
proffer, tender, advance; see offer 1.
To wage
carry on, conduct, engage in; see wage.
To enact
decree, legislate, establish; see declare 1, enact.
To prepare
get ready, arrange, adjust; see cook, prepare 1.
To perform
do, carry through, execute; see perform 1.
To move
proceed, advance, go; see move 1.
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

on the make*

belligerent, desirous, lustful; see aggressive 2.

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Another word for make

verb

To cause to come into existence:
beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn. Idiom: give birth (or rise) to. See make
To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See start
To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:
assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge¹, frame, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape. See make
To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action:
get, have. See cause
To select for an office or position:
appoint, designate, name, nominate, tap¹. See choice
To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:
coerce, compel, constrain, force, obligate, oblige, pressure. See attack
To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose:
fit¹, fix, prepare, prime, ready. See prepared
To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:
constitute, enact, establish, legislate, promulgate. See action, make, politics
To journey over (a specified distance):
cover. (Informal) do. See move
To proceed in a specified direction:
bear, go, head, set out, strike out. See approach
To receive, as wages, for one's labor:
earn, gain, get, win. (Informal) pull down. Idioms: earn (or make) a living, earn one's keep. See give, money
To be the constituent parts of.
Also used with up: compose, constitute, form. See be

phrasal verb make out

To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:
descry, discern, distinguish, pick out, spot. See see
To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
(Informal)
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive
(Slang)
To engage in kissing, caressing, and other amorous behavior:
(Informal) fool around, neck, pet¹, spoon. See sex