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make

make - verb

To cause to come into existence: beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn. 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, stir(up), touch off, trigger. See start.
To create by forming, combining, or altering materials: assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, 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, tap. 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: fit, 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. See give. money.
To be the constituent parts of. compose, constitute, form. See be.

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. See understand.
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. See thrive.
To engage in kissing, caressing, and other amorous behavior: Informal fool around, neck, pet, spoon. See sex.

To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document: cede, deed, grant, sign over. Law alien, alienate, assign, convey, transfer. See give. law.

To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving: concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, think up. Informal cook up. See make.
To compose or recite without preparation: ad-lib, extemporize, fake, improvise. See planned. prepared.
To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, offset, set off. See order.
To reestablish friendship between: conciliate, reconcile, reunite. See love.