mâkes

Kâr elde etmek için mücadele eden komisyoncular her zaman kitabına göre oynamıyorlar. - Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.

Fiyatlar düştüğünde hâlâ kâr elde etmek mümkündür. - It is still possible to make a profit when prices are falling.

make

çiş yapmak

make

{i} yapı

Nasıl bir radyo yapılacağını bilir. - He knows how to make a radio.

Kendinizi prezentabl yapın. - Make yourself presentable.

make

{f} yaratmak

O bir fark yaratmak zorunda. - That's got to make a difference.

Ben bir fark yaratmak istiyorum. - I want to make a difference.

(Spor) çeşit

Hangi çeşit bilgisayar kullanıyorsun? - What make of computer do you use?

Tom işini nasıl daha başarılı yapacağına dair çeşitli fikirler ileri sürdü. - Tom came up with various ideas on how to make his business more successful.

Tom bir maket yapımcısıdır. - Tom is a model maker.

Sanırım Tom'un ev yapımı kurabiyeleri Mary'nin yaptıklarından daha iyi. - I think Tom's homemade cookies are better than the ones Mary makes.

(Bilgisayar) eski dosyanın

(Elektrik, Elektronik) devreyi kapatmak

Nasıl çalıştığını anlamak için ayrı şeyler almayı isterim. - I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick.

Bazen iyice anlamak için hata yapmalısın. - Sometimes you should sometimes make a mistake to be properly understood.

Tom az önce son fincan kahveyi içti. Ona bir demlik daha hazırlamak zorunda kalacağız. - Tom just drank the last cup of coffee. We'll have to make another pot.

Tom kendi öğle yemeğini hazırlamak için yeterli zamanını olmadığını söyledi. - Tom said that he didn't have enough time to make his own lunch.

Kasımda yağ üretimi için zeytinler hasat edilir. - In November, olives are harvested from the trees to make oil.

make

düzeltmek

Durumu düzeltmek zorundayım. - I have to make it right.

Onu düzeltmek için ne gerekiyorsa yapacağım. - I'll do whatever it takes to make it right.

Yanlış yapmak yok: Biz birliklerimizi Afganistan'da tutmak istemiyoruz. Biz orada askeri üs aramıyoruz. - Make no mistake: we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We seek no military bases there.

Doğum gününde dilek tutmak bir Amerikan geleneğidir. - It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday.

practice makes perfect

yapa yapa öğrenilir

that makes two of us

Araban hangi markadır? O bir Forddur. - What make is your car? It is a Ford.

Japon marka bir saatim var. Çok dakiktir. - I have a watch of Japanese make, which keeps very good time.

Ben bu kararı kolay bir biçimde vermedim. - I didn't make this decision lightly.

make

yap

Yapabileceğini biliyorum. - I know you can make it.

Öğretmen kızgın, bu nedenle lütfen sınıfta gürültü yapmayın! - The teacher is angry, so please do not make noise in the classroom!

that makes no odds

fark etmez

that makes no odds

önemi yok

it makes a difference

Fark eder

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise

(Atasözü) Erken yatmak, erken kalkmak insanı sağlıklı, zengin ve akıllı yapar

Great haste makes great waste

acele işe şeytan karışır

Haste makes waste

(Atasözü) Acele işe şeytan karışır

It is the want of care that makes the field bare

(Atasözü) Bakarsan bağ olur, bakmazsan dağ

It makes my flesh creep

Tüylerimi ürpertiyor

It makes no difference

Practice makes perfect

Meşk kemale erdirir

a bad beginning makes a bad ending

kötü başlayanın sonu da iyi olmaz

a bad beginning makes a bad ending

kötü bir başlangıç kötü bir sona sebeptir

a bad beginning makes a bad ending

kötü bir başlangıç kötü bir şekilde sonuçlanır

absence makes the heart grow fonder

yokluğunda kalp fonder büyümek yapar

it makes me sick

beni yapar hasta

it makes my flesh creep

o bedenimi sürünme yapar

it makes my stomach turn .

benim midemi bulandırıyor

it makes no difference

olsa da olur olmasa da

it makes no sense

duygusuzca

it makes sense

Mantıklı. Mantıklı geliyor

it makes so.'s blood boil

bunu yapan çok. 'kan kaynamaya s

it makes so.'s brain reel

bunu yapan çok. 'beyin reel s

make

kılmak

money makes the mare go

para kısrak götüremez

much power makes many enemies

kadar güç birçok düşman yapar

only learning makes wise

Sadece öğrenme bilge yapar

someone who makes or sells illegal liquor

yapar veya yasadışı içki satan kimse

tailor makes the man

terzi adam yapar

that makes two of us

(deyim) seninle aynı fikirdeyim

that makes two of us

(deyim) al benden de o kadar

that makes us even

ödeşmiş sayılırız

that makes us even

ödeştik

that makes us even

ödeşmiş olduk

What makes him tick

{k} Onu ayakta tutan şey ne?

great haste makes waste

acele işe şeytan karışır

haste makes waste

acele işe şeytasn karışır

haste makes waste

(Atasözü) acele giden ecele gider

haste makes waste

aceleyle kalkan zararla oturur

it makes a difference

şu veya bu şekilde sonucu etkiler

it makes a knocking noise

bu bir şeye çarpma sesi çıkartıyor

it makes my flesh

Tüylerimi ürpertiyor. It makes no difference. Farketmez

it makes no matter

farketmez

it makes no matter

önemi yok

it makes no odd

{k} (deyim) fark etmez ,onemi yok

{i} yapılış şekli

dili kendi kazancı peşinde olmak

make

(Tıp) Elektrik devresinin kapanması

make

{i} kazanç

Haksız kazançlar kısa ömürlüdür.Gerçek para yapmanın tek yolu her kuruşu kazanmaktır. - Ill-gotten gains are short-lived. The only way to make real money is to earn every penny.

Biz hiç kimsenin kendi kısa vadeli kazançları için Amerikan halkından yararlanmadıklarından emin olacağız. - We're gonna make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain.

make

mamulât

make

cinsi münasebet için eş aramak

make

make Xyap

make

{f} olarak atamak, yapmak: The board made him president of the company. Yönetim kurulu onu şirketin

{f} varmak

{f} (made)

{f} sağlamak

Onun teoriyi anlamasını sağlamak imkansızdır. - It is impossible to make her understand the theory.

Senin çocuklarının güvende olmalarını sağlamak için gücüm dahilinde her şeyi yapacağım. - I'll do everything within my power to make sure your children are safe.

make

{f} yaptırmak

Rezervasyon yaptırmak zorundasın. - You have to make a reservation.

Yarın golf oynamak için bir rezervasyon yaptırmak istiyorum. - I'd like to make a reservation to play golf tomorrow.

make

{i} verim

Verimli bir FBI ajanı görevlerini yürütme hakkında bir şey söylemiyor. - An efficient FBI agent does not make any bones about carrying out his duties.

{f} ilişki kurmak

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde, elektriğimizin % 39'unu kömür sağlar. - In the United States, coal makes 39% of our electricity.

Bu elektrikli süpürge çok gürültü yapıyor. - This vacuum cleaner makes a lot of noise.

make

{i} yapılış, yapı, biçim

make

{i} verim, randıman

make

{f} etmek

Tom Boston'da iken Mary'yi ziyaret etmek için zaman ayırmış olabilir. - Tom managed to make time to visit Mary while he was in Boston.

Ülke, dış ticaret açığını telafi etmek için çok çabalıyor. - The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

practice makes perfect

pratik mükemmelleştirir

what makes him tick

(isim)sıl biridir, amacı ne, İstediği ne, dürten şey nedir

what makes him tick

amacı ne

what makes him tick

İstediği ne

what makes him tick

dürten şey nedir

what makes him tick

nasıl biridir

what makes someone tick

{k} (deyim) neden boyle yapiyor,nicin onemlidir,neden boyle isliyor?

التركية - التركية

تعريف mâkes في التركية التركية القاموس.: (Osmanlı Dönemi) akseden yer, bir şeyin yansıdığı yer, görüntü yeri, ayna

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف mâkes في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: plural of make; third-person singular of make
makes a hash of: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make a hash of
makes an effort: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make an effort
makes fun of: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make fun of
makes love: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make love
makes merry: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make merry
makes out: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make out
makes over: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make over
makes tracks: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make tracks
makes up: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make up
makes waves: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make waves
makes an impression: creates a certain opinion, makes people believe that -
makes difficulties: causes problems, creates difficult situations
makes no difference: it doesn't matter, it neither helps nor hinders
makes no pretense: does not pretend, does not make a false show
makes one wonder: causes one to think
makes one's blood boil: {s} that causes much anger, that makes extremely angry
makes one's mouth water: {f} causes a person to passionately anticipate for something, makes one tor long for something; causes a person to salivate; makes a person to be hungry; makes one anticipate food
makes sense: acceptable to the mind, reasonable, rational, logical
many a mickle makes a muckle: a lot of small amounts together, become a large amount
a good beginning makes a good ending: Good beginnings promise a good end. Start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end
absence makes the heart grow fonder: When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy: Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy: Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably
as near as makes no difference: Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise: platitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard
haste makes waste: One makes mistakes when being too hasty
kisses and makes up: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kiss and make up
make: A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility
make: A person's character or disposition
make: To cover (a given distance) by travelling
I made over twenty miles that day, for I was now hardened to fatigue and accustomed to long hikes, having spent considerable time hunting and exploring in the immediate vicinity of camp.
make: The closing of an electrical circuit
make: To behave, to act
To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
make: How a thing is made; construction
make: To indicate or suggest to be
His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
make: Brand or kind; often paired with model
What make of car do you drive?.
make: To bring into success
She married into wealth. She has it made.
make: To constitute
This makes the third infraction.
make: A promotion
make: Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence
make: Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture
The camera was of German make.
make: Quantity produced, especially of materials
make: To recognise (without being recognised in return)
David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.Don Eppes: David, he make you?David Sinclair: No, I don't think so.
make: To cover neatly with bedclothes
make: The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing
make: A halfpenny
make: Mate; a spouse or companion
Th'Elfe therewith astownd, / Vpstarted lightly from his looser make, / And his vnready weapons gan in hand to take.
make: To cause to do
I was made to feel like a criminal.
make: To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time
We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
make: or noun To cause to be
Scotch will make you a man.
make: Past or future target of seduction (usually female)
make: To create, construct, or produce
We’ll make a man out of him yet.
make: The declaration of the trump for a hand
make: To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man)
Henry Hill: Paulie's gonna make you?.
make: To move at (a particular speed)
The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
might makes right: the stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong
practice makes perfect: If you practice something enough, you will eventually master it
make: {i} model; type
make: {n} a form, structure, nature, companion
That makes two of us: (deyim) Something that you say to tell someone that you are in the same unpleasant situation, or have the same negative feelings as them
I have absolutely no idea what's going on. That makes two of us!.
absence makes the heart grow fonder: people or things become dearer to us when they are absent or gone
haste makes waste: time and resources are wasted when something is done in a hurry
it makes a great difference: it has a great effect; it is very important
it makes me sick: it disgusts me, it nauseates me
it makes me wonder: it leads me to think, it leads me to question, it makes me ask myself
it makes my mouth water: it makes me desire it, it makes me long for it, it is extremely alluring
it makes no difference: it does not matter, it is not important, it has no effect
make: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
make: To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive
make: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater
make: To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc
make: The UNIX tool that compiles the Stronghold server binary based on instructions in the Makefile
make: {f} construct from separate pieces; manufacture; cause to be; force; appoint; amount to; prepare; do; earn; perform; arrange; arrive in time; reach; become; estimate, judge; go in a certain direction
make: appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us"
make: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
make: To interpret
make: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
make: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
make: A build tool primarily for C and C++ projects Ant is a more favorable competitor for any project based on Java
make: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
make: vt [to cause someone to feel something (did I ~ you angry?)] membuat (buat) 2 vt [to get ready (will you ~ dinner?)] membuat (buat)
make: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
make: A utility to maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files The commands to be executed are placed in a makefile
make: form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"
make: be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
make: To create, construct or produce
make: behave in a certain way; "make merry"
make: carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
make: To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc
make: to compose or represent: "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
make: A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife
make: To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; often with up; as, to make up a story
make: To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make
make: To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast
make: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
make: To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify
make: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
make: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" behave in a certain way; "make merry" give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner" cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day" calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" reach in time; "We barely made the plane" proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us" engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof" constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" add up to; "four and four make eight" be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture" undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater
make: To (non-specifically) make a hand means to get a decent hand that has a shot at winning the pot
make: perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
make: (VEHICLE)
make: The Make of your vehicle is the same company that manufactured your vehicle
make: To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day
make: is the program that reads Makefiles and drives the building process SNiFF+ integrates a wide range of different Make implementations
make: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
make: The purpose of the MAKE(1L) utility is to determine automatically which pieces of a large program need to be recompiled, and issue the commands to recompile them In Modline, it is seen by extension as the manager of all actions in the system Like the Workbench, it can be considered as an interface between the user and the different tools that have to be run in order to get a result We use the GNU implementation of make, which was written by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath and is available free of charge from us (see the Open Modline Installation Guide for more details) GNU Make is portable on a wide variety of Unix computers and is much more powerful than any other proprietary tool, so we advise our customers to take advantage of Modline installation to get GNU Make and make it their default MAKE tool The complete GNU Make User Manual is now provided in PostScript form in the distribution
make: maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files
make: make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
make: Defeat (Japanese)
make: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
make: Program Maintenance Utility to compile source files
make: To cause to be
make: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
make: To close an electrical circuit To establish an electrical circuit through the closing of a contact, switch or other related device
make: To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage
make: To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen
make: Brand Name or Automobile Manufacturer (Ford, Acura, BMW)
make: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
make: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
make: be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
make: change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
make: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
make: (1) fulfill (a contract)
make: To force to do
make: amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
make: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
make: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
make: favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
make: reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
make: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
make: gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
make: consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
make: constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
make: To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent
make: A term used to describe tea manufacture, in tea-taster's terms a make that means a well-made tea or not true to its grade
make: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
make: reach a goal, e g , "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
make: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
make: To make the deck is to shuffle the deck
make: the proportions to which a diamond has been cut A good make will have proportions that maximize the brilliance and fire of a diamond A poor make will lead to a diamond that has little sparkle due to the inability of the cut to properly reflect light
make: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
make: To attain; i e , to "make harbor " To "make fast" is to secure Tides that "make" increase To "make sail" is to set sail
make: To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create
make: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
make: Brand; often paired with model
make: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
make: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
make: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make: develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
make: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
make: To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate
make: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
make: calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
make: Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form
make: A tool that builds programs and applications by testing to see whether the source files that produce a given application are newer than the target files produced from them If any source or intermediate file is newer than its target, make performs the actions necessary to rebuild the target file by following a set of rules The rules can be standard (specified by default) or they can be explicit descriptions of the steps required
make: To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money
make: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
make: To put in a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive
make: assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
make: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
make: add up to; "four and four make eight"
make: To (non-specifically) make a hand means to get a decent hand that has a shot at winning the pot I didn't make a hand for two hours, but then I went on a major rush
make: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
make: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
make: To increase; to augment; to accrue
misery makes strange bedfellows: distress brings people together who normally wouldn't associate with one another
money makes the mare go: money is a motivator
money makes the world go round: money is the most important thing in life, money solves every problem
opportunity makes the thief: lawless environment encourages crime, society is responsible for crime as much as the criminal
practice makes perfect: doing something over and over makes a person better at it
two in distress makes sorrow less: shared trouble is more comforting, misery loves company
what makes people tick: motive or explanation of a person's behavior

التركية - الإنجليزية

تعريف mâkes في التركية الإنجليزية القاموس.
nerede bu bolluk?/ bu yoğurdun bolluğu? What makes you: think this thing'll be so easy to do?/It's not as easy as you think!
tuzu biberi someone or something that makes: (something) interesting, someone/something that adds spice or color to (something): Onlar toplantılarımızın tuzu biberi. They're the people who add spice to our meetings

mâkes

التركية النطق

meyks

النطق

/ˈmāks/ /ˈmeɪks/

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[ mAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhOn to prepare, make, Greek magEnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavonic mazati to anoint, smear.