Antonyms for make mind
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : maɪnd |
- abstain
- begin
- bring down
- commence
- defer
- delay
- depress
- destroy
- disallow
- discard
- discourage
- dishearten
- dislike
- dismiss
- disregard
- dissuade
- doubt
- fail
- forget
- grow
- hate
- hesitate
- ignore
- insert
- let go
- miss
- neglect
- not want
- overlook
- plant
- postpone
- procrastinate
- put off
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- repulse
- start
- stop
- unsettle
- wait
- waver
- weaken
Definition of make mind
Origin :- late 12c., from Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance, state of being remembered; thought, purpose; conscious mind, intellect, intention," Proto-Germanic *ga-mundiz (cf. Gothic muns "thought," munan "to think;" Old Norse minni "mind;" German Minne (archaic) "love," originally "memory, loving memory"), from PIE root *men- "think, remember, have one's mind aroused," with derivatives referring to qualities of mind or states of thought (cf. Sanskrit matih "thought," munih "sage, seer;" Greek memona "I yearn," mania "madness," mantis "one who divines, prophet, seer;" Latin mens "mind, understanding, reason," memini "I remember," mentio "remembrance;" Lithuanian mintis "thought, idea," Old Church Slavonic mineti "to believe, think," Russian pamjat "memory").
- Meaning "mental faculty" is mid-14c. "Memory," one of the oldest senses, now is almost obsolete except in old expressions such as bear in mind, call to mind. Mind's eye "remembrance" is early 15c. Phrase time out of mind is attested from early 15c. To pay no mind "disregard" is recorded from 1916, American English dialect. To have half a mind to "to have one's mind half made up to (do something)" is recorded from 1726. Mind-reading is from 1882.
- As in purpose : verb intend, set sights on
- As in steel : verb prepare oneself
- As in choose : verb pick, select
- As in decide : verb make a determination; settle an issue
- As in determine : verb choose, decide
- Now, I defy any one to make mind pictures under such conditions, and I became my practical self at once.
- Extract from : « At Start and Finish » by William Lindsey
Synonyms for make mind
- accept
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- adopt
- agree
- aim
- animate
- appoint
- arrive at conclusion
- aspire
- award
- bid for
- brace
- buck up
- call for
- call shots
- cast
- cast the die
- cheer
- choose
- cinch
- clinch
- co-opt
- come to agreement
- come to conclusion
- come to decision
- commit
- commit oneself
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- contemplate
- crave
- cull
- decide
- decide on
- decree
- design
- designate
- desire
- destine
- determine
- discriminate between
- doom
- draw a conclusion
- draw lots
- elect
- embolden
- embrace
- encourage
- end
- espouse
- establish
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- fate
- favor
- feel disposed to
- figure
- finger
- fix
- fix on
- fix upon
- foreordain
- form opinion
- fortify
- gather
- gird
- glean
- go down line
- grit teeth
- guess
- harden
- have a mind to
- have final word
- have in view
- hearten
- inspirit
- judge
- love
- make a decision
- make choice
- make decision
- make up mind
- make up one's mind
- mean
- mediate
- meditate
- mind
- name
- opt
- opt for
- pick
- plan
- poll
- ponder
- predestine
- predetermine
- prefer
- preform
- preordain
- prepare
- propose
- purpose
- pursue
- rally
- reach decision
- ready
- reinforce
- resolve
- rule
- see fit
- select
- separate
- set
- set aside
- settle
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- strengthen
- surmise
- tab
- tag
- take
- take a stand
- take up
- tap
- think to
- vote
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- work for
- work toward
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