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maken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • create verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
  • darken verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • fashion noun Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
  • frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
  • interfere verb To get involved in something in a way that disrupts or is unwelcome.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.
  • obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
  • produce verb To make or create something, especially in large quantities.
  • smooth adjective Having an even surface, free of bumps or roughness.
  • spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.

Senses

maken is used for these senses in English:

  • bring forth To create, generate, bring into existence.
  • darken (transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.
  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • deteriorate (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
  • drive (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
  • fashion To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
  • frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
  • get (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.

create — full definition

  1. verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
  2. verb To cause something (a situation, feeling, or effect) to come about.
  3. verb To officially appoint someone to a title or rank of nobility.

darken — full definition

  1. verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  2. verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.

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