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
- verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
- verb To cause something (a situation, feeling, or effect) to come about.
- verb To officially appoint someone to a title or rank of nobility.
darken — full definition
- verb To make or become darker in light or color.
- verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.