make

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   act in a certain way so as to acquire

   make friends

2. 2
   verb

   behave in a certain way

   make merry

3. 3
   verb

   put in order or neaten

   make the bed

4. 4
   verb

   develop into

   I will make a splendid father!

5. 5
   verb

   change from one form into another

   make water into wine

6. 6
   verb

   favor the development of

   Practice makes the winner

7. 7
   verb

   cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable

   make my day

8. 8
   verb

   institute, enact, or establish

   make laws

Etymology

From Middle English make, imake, ȝemace, from Old English ġemaca (“a mate, an equal, companion, peer”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamakō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakô (“companion, comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to knead, oil”). Reinforced by Old Norse maki (“an equal”). Cognate with Icelandic maki (“spouse”), Swedish make (“spouse, husband”), Danish mage (“companion, fellow, mate”). Doublet of match.