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make of

VERB
interpret
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify construe decipher depict describe enact explain illustrate portray read solve translate understand view
STRONG
adapt annotate comment commentate decode delineate elucidate exemplify explicate expound gather gloss image improvise limn mimic paraphrase perform picture play reenact render represent take
WEAK
spell out throw light on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse disbelieve mix up obscure
STRONG
cloud direct fail misunderstand mystify stop
WEAK
misinterpret

Example Sentences

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So what would fans make of a group involving Terry taking control?

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

What did you make of that change, Lucy?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"For a long time, no one knew quite what to make of these oddball little blips of dimming," Bouma said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Some Stellantis employees returning to headquarters full-time are getting a rude welcome: Parking tickets based on the make of their car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Over the course of a two-hour interview, the startled FBI agent could not decide what to make of this strange woman.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau