Added 30 September 2026
make
/meɪk/ verb
In Latin: facio, ago, struo Wiktionary
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noun
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Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
we service all makes and models
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
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Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
The camera was of German make.
noun
noun
- A halfpenny.
Origin
From Middle English macen, machiæ, macian, macke, mak, make, maken, makiȝe, from Old English macian (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from *mak (“agreeable, comfortable, fit, suitable”), from Proto-Germanic *makaz (“agreeable, comfortable, fit, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-, *meh₂ḱ- (“to knead”) or *meg- (“to be comfortable, pleasant”). Related to match.
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