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  1. 1. n the act that results in something coming to be n an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something n (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something v engage in v give certain properties to something v make or cause to be or to become v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner v give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally v create or manufacture a man-made product v make, formulate, or derive in the mind v compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way v create by artistic means v earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages v create or design, often in a certain way v to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" v reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" v be or be capable of being changed or made into v make by shaping or bringing together constituents v perform or carry out v make by combining materials and parts v change from one form into another v act in a certain way so as to acquire v charge with a function; charge to be v achieve a point or goal v reach a destination, either real or abstract v institute, enact, or establish v carry out or commit v form by assembling individuals or constituents v organize or be responsible for v put in order or neaten v head into a specified direction v have a bowel movement v undergo fabrication or creation v be suitable for v add up to v amount to v constitute the essence of v appear to begin an activity v proceed along a path v reach in time v gather and light the materials for v prepare for eating by applying heat v induce to have sex v assure the success of v represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like v consider as being v calculate as being v cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable v favor the development of v develop into v behave in a certain way v eliminate urine Source: ecdict

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