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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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For Rorty, the author says, the only existential question is “what do we want to make of ourselves?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

Whenever the fighting ends, Fratantoni said, lingering questions will include what damage has been done to the world’s oil supply, how that plays into inflation and what the bond market will make of it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I’m not quite sure what to make of him, and it’s annoying that he’s not all that unpleasant to look at, because that could cloud my judgment.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman