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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Make  \Make\,  n.  [AS.  maca,  gemaca.  See  {Match}.] 
  A  companion;  a  mate;  often  a  husband  or  a  wife.  [Obs.] 
 
  For  in  this  world  no  woman  is  Worthy  to  be  my  make 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Make  \Make\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Made};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Making}.]  [OE.  maken,  makien,  AS  macian;  akin  to  OS  mak?n, 
  OFries  makia,  D.  maken,  G.  machen,  OHG.  mahh?n  to  join  fit 
  prepare,  make  Dan.  mage.  Cf  {Match}  an  equal.] 
  1.  To  cause  to  exist;  to  bring  into  being  to  form  to 
  produce;  to  frame;  to  fashion;  to  create.  Hence  in 
  various  specific  uses  or  applications: 
  a  To  form  of  materials;  to  cause  to  exist  in  a  certain 
  form  to  construct;  to  fabricate. 
 
  He  .  .  .  fashioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  after 
  he  had  made  it  a  molten  calf.  --Ex.  xxxii 
  4. 
  b  To  produce,  as  something  artificial,  unnatural,  or 
  false;  --  often  with  up  as  to  make  up  a  story. 
 
  And  Art,  with  her  contending,  doth  aspire  To 
  excel  the  natural  with  made  delights.  --Spenser. 
  c  To  bring  about  to  bring  forward;  to  be  the  cause  or 
  agent  of  to  effect,  do  perform,  or  execute;  --  often 
  used  with  a  noun  to  form  a  phrase  equivalent  to  the 
  simple  verb  that  corresponds  to  such  noun  as  to  make 
  complaint,  for  to  complain;  to  make  record  of  for  to 
  record;  to  make  abode,  for  to  abide,  etc 
 
  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may  make  us  sport. 
  --Judg.  xvi. 
  25. 
 
  Wealth  maketh  many  friends.  --Prov.  xix. 
  4. 
 
  I  will  neither  plead  my  age  nor  sickness  in 
  excuse  of  the  faults  which  I  have  made 
  --Dryden. 
  d  To  execute  with  the  requisite  formalities;  as  to  make 
  a  bill,  note,  will  deed,  etc 
  e  To  gain,  as  the  result  of  one's  efforts;  to  get  as 
  profit;  to  make  acquisition  of  to  have  accrue  or 
  happen  to  one  as  to  make  a  large  profit;  to  make  an 
  error;  to  make  a  loss  to  make  money. 
 
  He  accuseth  Neptune  unjustly  who  makes  shipwreck 
  a  second  time.  --Bacon. 
  f  To  find  as  the  result  of  calculation  or  computation; 
  to  ascertain  by  enumeration;  to  find  the  number  or 
  amount  of  by  reckoning,  weighing,  measurement,  and 
  the  like  as  he  made  the  distance  of  to  travel  over 
  as  the  ship  makes  ten  knots  an  hour;  he  made  the 
  distance  in  one  day 
  h  To  put  a  desired  or  desirable  condition;  to  cause  to 
  thrive. 
 
  Who  makes  or  ruins  with  a  smile  or  frown. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  cause  to  be  or  become  to  put  into  a  given  state  verb 
  or  adjective;  to  constitute;  as  to  make  known  to  make 
  public;  to  make  fast 
 
  Who  made  thee  a  prince  and  a  judge  over  us?  --Ex. 
  ii  14. 
 
  See  I  have  made  thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh.  --Ex.  vii. 
  1. 
 
  Note:  When  used  reflexively  with  an  adjective,  the  reflexive 
  pronoun  is  often  omitted;  as  to  make  merry;  to  make 
  bold;  to  make  free  etc 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  appear  to  be  to  constitute  subjectively;  to 
  esteem,  suppose,  or  represent. 
 
  He  is  not  that  goose  and  ass  that  Valla  would  make 
  him  --Baker. 
 
  4.  To  require;  to  constrain;  to  compel;  to  force;  to  cause 
  to  occasion;  --  followed  by  a  noun  or  pronoun  and 
  infinitive. 
 
  Note:  In  the  active  voice  the  to  of  the  infinitive  is  usually 
  omitted. 
 
  I  will  make  them  hear  my  words  --Deut.  iv 
  10. 
 
  They  should  be  made  to  rise  at  their  early  hour. 
  --Locke. 
 
  5.  To  become  to  be  or  to  be  capable  of  being  changed  or 
  fashioned  into  to  do  the  part  or  office  of  to  furnish 
  the  material  for  as  he  will  make  a  good  musician;  sweet 
  cider  makes  sour  vinegar;  wool  makes  warm  clothing. 
 
  And  old  cloak  makes  a  new  jerkin.  --Shak. 
 
  6.  To  compose,  as  parts  ingredients,  or  materials;  to 
  constitute;  to  form  to  amount  to 
 
  The  heaven,  the  air,  the  earth,  and  boundless  sea, 
  Make  but  one  temple  for  the  Deity.  --Waller. 
 
  7.  To  be  engaged  or  concerned  in  [Obs.] 
 
  Gomez,  what  makest  thou  here  with  a  whole 
  brotherhood  of  city  bailiffs?  --Dryden. 
 
  8.  To  reach;  to  attain;  to  arrive  at  or  in  sight  of  ``And 
  make  the  Libyan  shores.''  --Dryden. 
 
  They  that  sail  in  the  middle  can  make  no  land  of 
  either  side  --Sir  T. 
  Browne. 
 
  {To  make  a  bed},  to  prepare  a  bed  for  being  slept  on  or  to 
  put  it  in  order 
 
  {To  make  a  card}  (Card  Playing),  to  take  a  trick  with  it 
 
  {To  make  account}.  See  under  {Account},  n. 
 
  {To  make  account  of},  to  esteem;  to  regard. 
 
  {To  make  away}. 
  a  To  put  out  of  the  way  to  kill;  to  destroy.  [Obs.] 
 
  If  a  child  were  crooked  or  deformed  in  body  or 
  mind,  they  made  him  away  --Burton. 
  b  To  alienate;  to  transfer;  to  make  over  [Obs.] 
  --Waller. 
 
  {To  make  believe},  to  pretend;  to  feign;  to  simulate. 
 
  {To  make  bold},  to  take  the  liberty;  to  venture. 
 
  {To  make  the  cards}  (Card  Playing),  to  shuffle  the  pack. 
 
  {To  make  choice  of},  to  take  by  way  of  preference;  to  choose 
 
 
  {To  make  danger},  to  make  experiment.  [Obs.]  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  {To  make  default}  (Law),  to  fail  to  appear  or  answer. 
 
  {To  make  the  doors},  to  shut  the  door.  [Obs.] 
 
  Make  the  doors  upon  a  woman's  wit,  and  it  will  out 
  at  the  casement.  --Shak. 
 
 
  {To  make  free  with}.  See  under  {Free},  a. 
 
  {To  make  good}.  See  under  {Good}. 
 
  {To  make  head},  to  make  headway. 
 
  {To  make  light  of}.  See  under  {Light},  a. 
 
  {To  make  little  of}. 
  a  To  belittle. 
  b  To  accomplish  easily. 
 
  {To  make  love  to}.  See  under  {Love},  n. 
 
  {To  make  meat},  to  cure  meat  in  the  open  air.  [Colloq. 
  Western  U.  S.] 
 
  {To  make  merry},  to  feast;  to  be  joyful  or  jovial. 
 
  {To  make  much  of},  to  treat  with  much  consideration,, 
  attention,  or  fondness;  to  value  highly. 
 
  {To  make  no  bones}.  See  under  {Bone},  n. 
 
  {To  make  no  difference},  to  have  no  weight  or  influence;  to 
  be  a  matter  of  indifference. 
 
  {To  make  no  doubt},  to  have  no  doubt. 
 
  {To  make  no  matter},  to  have  no  weight  or  importance;  to  make 
  no  difference. 
 
  {To  make  oath}  (Law),  to  swear,  as  to  the  truth  of  something 
  in  a  prescribed  form  of  law. 
 
  {To  make  of}. 
  a  To  understand  or  think  concerning;  as  not  to  know 
  what  to  make  of  the  news 
  b  To  pay  attention  to  to  cherish;  to  esteem;  to 
  account.  ``Makes  she  no  more  of  me  than  of  a  slave.'' 
  --Dryden. 
 
  {To  make  one's  law}  (Old  Law),  to  adduce  proof  to  clear  one's 
  self  of  a  charge. 
 
  {To  make  out}. 
  a  To  find  out  to  discover;  to  decipher;  as  to  make  out 
  the  meaning  of  a  letter. 
  b  To  prove;  to  establish;  as  the  plaintiff  was  unable 
  to  make  out  his  case. 
  c  To  make  complete  or  exact;  as  he  was  not  able  to  make 
  out  the  money. 
 
  {To  make  over},  to  transfer  the  title  of  to  convey;  to 
  alienate;  as  he  made  over  his  estate  in  trust  or  in  fee. 
 
 
  {To  make  sail}.  (Naut.) 
  a  To  increase  the  quantity  of  sail  already  extended. 
  b  To  set  sail. 
 
  {To  make  shift},  to  manage  by  expedients;  as  they  made  shift 
  to  do  without  it  [Colloq.]. 
 
  {To  make  sternway},  to  move  with  the  stern  foremost;  to  go  or 
  drift  backward. 
 
  {To  make  strange},  to  act  in  an  unfriendly  manner  or  as  if 
  surprised;  to  treat  as  strange;  as  to  make  strange  of  a 
  request  or  suggestion. 
 
  {To  make  suit  to},  to  endeavor  to  gain  the  favor  of  to 
  court. 
 
  {To  make  sure}.  See  under  {Sure}. 
 
  {To  make  up}. 
  a  To  collect  into  a  sum  or  mass;  as  to  make  up  the 
  amount  of  rent;  to  make  up  a  bundle  or  package. 
  b  To  reconcile;  to  compose;  as  to  make  up  a  difference 
  or  quarrel. 
  c  To  supply  what  is  wanting  in  to  complete;  as  a 
  dollar  is  wanted  to  make  up  the  stipulated  sum. 
  d  To  compose,  as  from  ingredients  or  parts  to  shape, 
  prepare,  or  fabricate;  as  to  make  up  a  mass  into 
  pills;  to  make  up  a  story. 
 
  He  was  all  made  up  of  love  and  charms! 
  --Addison. 
  e  To  compensate;  to  make  good;  as  to  make  up  a  loss 
  f  To  adjust  or  to  arrange  for  settlement;  as  to  make 
  up  accounts. 
  g  To  dress  and  paint  for  a  part  as  an  actor;  as  he  was 
  well  made  up 
 
  {To  make  up  a  face},  to  distort  the  face  as  an  expression  of 
  pain  or  derision. 
 
  {To  make  up  one's  mind},  to  reach  a  mental  determination;  to 
  resolve. 
 
  {To  make  water}. 
  a  (Naut.)  To  leak. 
  b  To  urinate. 
 
  {To  make  way},  or  {To  make  one's  way}. 
  a  To  make  progress;  to  advance. 
  b  To  open  a  passage;  to  clear  the  way 
 
  {To  make  words},  to  multiply  words 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Make  \Make\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  act  in  a  certain  manner;  to  have  to  do  to  manage;  to 
  interfere;  to  be  active;  --  often  in  the  phrase  to  meddle 
  or  make  [Obs.] 
 
  A  scurvy,  jack-a-nape  priest  to  meddle  or  make 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  proceed;  to  tend;  to  move  to  go  as  he  made  toward 
  home;  the  tiger  made  at  the  sportsmen. 
 
  Note:  Formerly,  authors  used  to  make  on  to  make  forth,  to 
  make  about  but  these  phrases  are  obsolete.  We  now  say 
  to  make  at  to  make  away  to  make  for  to  make  off  to 
  make  toward,  etc 
 
  3.  To  tend;  to  contribute;  to  have  effect;  --  with  for  or 
  against;  as  it  makes  for  his  advantage.  --M.  Arnold. 
 
  Follow  after  the  things  which  make  for  peace.  --Rom. 
  xiv.  19. 
 
  Considerations  infinite  Do  make  against  it  --Shak. 
 
  4.  To  increase;  to  augment;  to  accrue. 
 
  5.  To  compose  verses;  to  write  poetry;  to  versify.  [Archaic] 
  --Chaucer.  Tennyson. 
 
  To  solace  him  some  time,  as  I  do  when  I  make  --P. 
  Plowman. 
 
  {To  make  as  if},  or  {To  make  as  though},  to  pretend  that  to 
  make  show  that  to  make  believe  (see  under  {Make},  v.  t.). 
 
  Joshua  and  all  Israel  made  as  if  they  were  beaten 
  before  them  and  fled.  --Josh.  viii. 
  15. 
 
  My  lord  of  London  maketh  as  though  he  were  greatly 
  displeased  with  me  --Latimer. 
 
  {To  make  at},  to  go  toward  hastily,  or  in  a  hostile  manner; 
  to  attack. 
 
  {To  make  away  with}. 
  a  To  carry  off 
  b  To  transfer  or  alienate;  hence  to  spend;  to 
  dissipate. 
  c  To  kill;  to  destroy. 
 
  {To  make  off},  to  go  away  suddenly. 
 
  {To  make  out},  to  succeed;  to  be  able  at  last  to  make  shift; 
  as  he  made  out  to  reconcile  the  contending  parties. 
 
  {To  make  up},  to  become  reconciled  or  friendly. 
 
  {To  make  up  for},  to  compensate  for  to  supply  an  equivalent 
  for 
 
  {To  make  up  to}. 
  a  To  approach;  as  a  suspicious  boat  made  up  to  us 
  b  To  pay  addresses  to  to  make  love  to 
 
  {To  make  up  with},  to  become  reconciled  to  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  make  with},  to  concur  or  agree  with  --Hooker. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Make  \Make\,  n. 
  Structure,  texture,  constitution  of  parts  construction; 
  shape;  form 
 
  It  our  perfection  of  so  frail  a  make  As  every  plot  can 
  undermine  and  shake?  --Dryden. 
 
  {On  the  make},bent  upon  making  great  profits;  greedy  of  gain. 
  [Low,  U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  make 
  n  1:  a  recognizable  kind  "there's  a  new  brand  of  hero  in  the 
  movies  now";  "what  make  of  car  is  that?"  [syn:  {brand}] 
  2:  the  act  of  mixing  cards  haphazardly  [syn:  {shuffle},  {shuffling}] 
  v  1:  engage  in:  "make  love,  not  war";  "make  an  effort";  "do 
  research";  "do  nothing";  "make  revolution"  [syn:  {do}] 
  2:  give  certain  properties  to  something  "get  someone  mad"; 
  "She  made  us  look  silly";  "He  made  a  fool  of  himself  at 
  the  meeting";  "Don't  make  this  into  a  big  deal";  "This 
  invention  will  make  you  a  famous  physicist";  "Make 
  yourself  clear"  [syn:  {get}] 
  3:  make  or  cause  to  be  or  to  become  "make  a  mess  in  one's 
  office";  "create  a  furor"  [syn:  {create}] 
  4:  cause  to  do  cause  to  act  in  a  specified  manner:  "The  ads 
  induced  me  to  buy  a  VCR";  "My  children  finally  got  me  to 
  buy  a  computer";  "My  wife  made  me  buy  a  new  sofa"  [syn:  {induce}, 
  {stimulate},  {cause},  {have},  {get}] 
  5:  give  rise  to  cause  to  happen  or  occur,  not  always 
  intentionally;  "cause  a  commotion";  "make  a  stir";  "cause 
  an  accident"  [syn:  {cause},  {do}] 
  6:  create  or  manufacture  a  man-made  product:  "We  produce  more 
  cars  than  we  can  sell";  "The  company  has  been  making  toys 
  for  two  centuries"  [syn:  {produce},  {create}] 
  7:  make  formulate,  or  derive  in  the  mind;  "I  draw  a  line 
  here";  "draw  a  conclusion";  "draw  parallels";  "make  an 
  estimate";  "What  do  you  make  of  his  remarks?"  [syn:  {draw}] 
  8:  compel  or  make  somebody  or  something  to  act  in  a  certain 
  way  "People  cannot  be  made  to  integrate  just  by  passing  a 
  law!";  Heat  makes  you  sweat" 
  9:  create  by  artistic  means  "create  a  poem;  "Schoenberg 
  created  twelve-tone  music";  "Picasso  created  Cubism"; 
  "Auden  made  verses"  [syn:  {create}] 
  10:  earn  on  some  commercial  or  business  transaction;  earn  as 
  salary  or  wages;  "How  much  do  you  make  a  month  in  your 
  new  job?"  "She  earns  a  lot  in  her  new  job";  "this  merger 
  brought  in  lots  of  money";  "He  clears  $5,000  each  month" 
  [syn:  {gain},  {take  in},  {clear},  {earn},  {realize},  {pull 
  in},  {bring  in}] 
  11:  create  or  design,  often  in  a  certain  way  "Do  my  room  in 
  blue";  "I  did  this  piece  in  wood  to  express  my  love  for 
  the  forest"  [syn:  {do}]  [ant:  {unmake}] 
  12:  to  compose  or  represent:"This  wall  forms  the  background  of 
  the  stage  setting";  "The  branches  made  a  roof";  "This 
  makes  a  fine  introduction"  [syn:  {form},  {constitute}] 
  13:  reach  a  goal,  e.g.,  "make  the  first  team";  "We  made  it!" 
  "She  may  not  make  the  grade"  [syn:  {reach},  {get  to},  {progress 
  to}] 
  14:  be  or  be  capable  of  being  changed  or  made  into  "He  makes  a 
  great  host";  "He  will  make  a  fine  father" 
  15:  make  by  shaping  or  bringing  together  constituents;  "make  a 
  dress";  "make  a  cake";  "make  a  wall  of  stones" 
  16:  perform  or  carry  out  "make  a  decision";  "make  a  move"; 
  "make  advances";  "make  a  phone  call" 
  17:  make  by  combining  materials  and  parts:  "this  little  pig  made 
  his  house  out  of  straw";  "Some  eccentric  constructed  an 
  electric  brassiere  warmer"  [syn:  {construct},  {build}] 
  18:  change  from  one  form  into  another;  "make  water  into  wine"; 
  "make  lead  into  gold";  "make  clay  into  bricks" 
  19:  act  in  a  certain  way  so  as  to  acquire;  "make  friends";  "make 
  enemies" 
  20:  charge  with  a  function;  charge  to  be  "She  was  named  Head  of 
  the  Committee";  "She  was  made  president  of  the  club" 
  [syn:  {name},  {nominate}] 
  21:  achieve  a  point  or  goal,  as  in  a  sport;  "Nicklaus  had  a  70"; 
  "The  Brazilian  team  got  4  goals";  "She  made  29  points 
  that  day"  [syn:  {have},  {get}] 
  22:  reach  a  destination,  either  real  or  abstract;  "We  hit 
  Detroit  by  noon";  "The  water  reached  the  doorstep";  "We 
  barely  made  the  plane";  "I  have  to  hit  the  MAC  machine 
  before  the  weekend  starts"  [syn:  {reach},  {attain},  {hit}, 
  {arrive  at},  {gain}] 
  23:  institute,  enact,  or  establish;  "make  laws"  [syn:  {lay  down}, 
  {establish}] 
  24:  carry  out  or  commit;  "make  a  mistake";  "commit  a  faux-pas" 
  25:  form  by  assembling  individuals  or  constituents;  "Make  a 
  quorum";  "The  branches  made  a  roof" 
  26:  organize  or  be  responsible  for  "hold  a  reception,"  "have, 
  throw,  or  make  a  party",  "give  a  course",  etc  [syn:  {hold}, 
  {throw},  {have},  {give}] 
  27:  put  in  order  or  neaten:  "make  the  bed";  "make  up  a  room" 
  [syn:  {make  up}] 
  28:  head  into  a  specified  direction;  "The  escaped  convict  took 
  to  the  hills";  "We  made  for  the  mountains"  [syn:  {take}] 
  29:  have  a  bowel  movement;  "The  dog  had  made  in  the  flower  beds" 
  [syn:  {defecate},  {shit},  {take  a  shit},  {take  a  crap},  {ca-ca}, 
  {crap}] 
  30:  undergo  fabrication  or  creation;  "This  wool  makes  into  a 
  nice  sweater" 
  31:  be  suitable  for  "Wood  makes  good  furniture" 
  32:  add  up  to  "four  and  four  make  eight" 
  33:  amount  to  "This  salary  increase  makes  no  difference  to  my 
  standard  of  living" 
  34:  constitute  the  essence  of  "Clothes  make  the  man" 
  35:  appear  to  begin  an  activity;  "He  made  to  speak  but  said 
  nothing  i  the  end";  "She  made  a  if  to  say  hello  to  us" 
  36:  reach  in  time;  "We  barely  made  the  plane" 
  37:  gather  and  light  the  materials  for:  "make  a  fire" 
  38:  prepare  for  eating  by  applying  heat;  "Cook  me  dinner, 
  please";  "can  you  make  me  an  omelette?"  "fix  breakfast 
  for  the  guests,  please"  [syn:  {cook},  {fix},  {ready},  {prepare}] 
  39:  succeed  in  seducing;  young  men's  slang;  "Harry  finally 
  seduced  Sally";  "Did  you  score  last  night?"  "Harry  made 
  Sally"  [syn:  {seduce},  {score}] 
  40:  assure  the  success  of  "A  good  review  by  this  critic  will 
  make  your  play!"  [ant:  {break}] 
  41:  pretend  to  be  imitate;  "She  makes  like  an  actress" 
  42:  consider  as  being  "It  wasn't  the  problem  some  people  made 
  it" 
  43:  calculate  as  being  "I  make  the  height  about  100  feet" 
  44:  cause  to  be  enjoyable  or  pleasurable;  "make  my  day" 
  45:  favor  the  development  of  "Practice  makes  the  winner" 
  46:  develop  into:  "He  will  make  a  splendid  father!" 
  47:  behave  in  a  certain  way  "make  merry" 
  48:  eliminate  urine;  "Again,  the  cat  had  made  on  the  expensive 
  rug"  [syn:  {urinate},  {piddle},  {puddle},  {micturate},  {piss}, 
  {pee},  {pee-pee},  {make  water},  {relieve  oneself},  {take 
  a  leak},  {spend  a  penny},  {wee},  {wee-wee},  {pass  water}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Make 
 
    The  {Unix}  tool  to  automate  the 
  recompilation,  linking  etc  of  programs,  taking  account  of  the 
  interdependencies  of  {modules}  and  their  modification  times. 
  Make  reads  instructions  from  a  makefile"  which  specifies  a 
  set  of  targets  to  be  built,  the  files  they  depend  on  and  the 
  commands  to  execute  in  order  to  produce  them 
 
  Most  {C}  systems  come  with  a  make  There  is  also  one  produce 
  by  {GNU}. 
 
  ["Make  -  A  Program  for  Maintaining  Computer  Programs", 
  A.I.  Feldman  TR  No  57,  Bell  Labs  Apr  1977]. 
 
  (1995-01-05) 
 
 

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