Synonyms for make for

Grammar : Verb

Spell : meyk

Phonetic Transcription : meɪk

Top 10 synonyms for make for

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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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