make

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. create, produce; prepare; obtain, cause, compel; amount to. See production, compulsion, form.

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(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To produce]

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

2. [To total]

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

3. [To create]

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

4. [To acquire]

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

5. [To force]

Syn. constrain, compel, coerce; see force 1 .

6. [To reach]

Syn. progress, reach, arrive at; see arrive 1 .

7. [To cause]

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

8. [To appoint]

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

9. [To offer]

Syn. proffer, tender, advance; see offer 1 .

10. [To wage]

Syn. carry on, conduct, engage in; see wage .

11. [To enact]

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

12. [To prepare]

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

13. [To perform]

Syn. do, carry through, execute; see perform 1 .

14. [To move]

Syn. proceed, advance, go; see move 1 .

15. [To utter]

Syn. deliver, give, present; see address 2 .

• on the make*,

Syn. belligerent, deSirous, lustful; see aggressive 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

brand, kind, variety, model, style.

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v.

1. form construct, fabricate, create, originate, concoct, manufacture, build, assemble, compose, produce, devise, shape, fashion, *slap together, cook up, brew.

2. cause bring about, effect, effectuate, start, generate, produce, do, accomplish.

3. force compel, impel, coerce, prevail upon, press, pressure, oblige, railroad, arm twist, *strong-arm, require.

4. elect appoint, vote in, designate, name, assign, install.

5. earn bring in, clear, *take home, gross, net, reap, gain.

ANT.: 1. disassemble, dismantle, destroy, obliterate. 5. spend, pay, *blow, lose

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials: assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge1, frame, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape. See MAKE. 4. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action: get, have. See CAUSE. 5. To select for an office or position: appoint, designate, name, nominate, tap1. See CHOICE. 6. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, compel, constrain, force, obligate, oblige, pressure. See ATTACK. 7. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fit1, fix, prepare, prime, ready. See PREPARED. 8. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority: constitute, enact, establish, legislate, promulgate. See ACTION, MAKE, POLITICS. 9. To journey over (a specified distance): cover. Informal: do. See MOVE. 10. To proceed in a specified direction: bear, go, head, set out, strike out. See APPROACH. 11. 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. 12. To be the constituent parts of. Also used with up: compose, constitute, form. See BE.