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The verb that turns nothing into something, and tinkerers into gods.
means To create, build, or bring something into existence through effort or action.
from From Old English 'macian' (to make, construct, do), rooted in the Proto-Germanic '*makōn' — to fit or shape — and likely tied to a Proto-Indo-European root '*mag-' meaning to knead, fashion, or fit together. Its German cousin 'machen' still carries the same workshop spirit. The old sense lingers in 'matching' and even 'dough': the hand that kneads is the hand that makes.
- old roots
- From Old English macian, meaning to fashion or build
- maker culture
- Inspired global movement of hands-on inventors and hackers
- unix tool
- Make automates building software since 1976
- phrasal monster
- Make up, make out, make do — endlessly flexible
- force of will
- To make someone do something means raw compulsion
for instance
make model horse — plastic toy horses produced by mpc since 1940s, collectible figurines with different poses and colors
make magazine — diy publication founded by o'reilly media in 2005, focused on electronics and crafts