Synonyms for make for


Grammar : Verb
Spell : meyk
Phonetic Transcription : meɪk

Top 10 synonyms for make for Other synonyms for the word make for

Définition of make for

Origin :
  • Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
  • Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
  • Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
  • But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.
  • As in offset : verb counterbalance, compensate
  • As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • As in outweigh : verb override, dominate
  • As in pay : verb get revenge
  • As in plead : verb beg, request
  • As in produce : verb cause, effect
  • As in reciprocate : verb exchange, alternate; equal
  • As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
  • As in rectify : verb correct a situation; make something right
  • As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
  • As in redress : verb change, rectify
  • As in refund : verb return money; rebate
  • As in reimburse : verb pay back something owed
  • As in remedy : verb fix, cure
  • As in repair : verb fix, restore
  • As in repay : verb give back money or possession
  • As in right : verb fix, correct
  • As in balance : verb make equal; cause to have equilibrium
  • As in tend : verb be apt, likely
  • As in cancel : verb equal out
  • As in countervail : verb offset
  • As in restitute : verb refund
  • As in correct : verb fix, adjust
  • As in counterbalance : verb offset an action
  • As in cover : verb fill in for, compensate
  • As in amend : verb improve, correct
  • As in go : verb advance, proceed physically
  • As in apologize : verb express remorse, regret

Antonyms for make for

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