If people make a particular pattern such as a line or a circle, they arrange themselves in this way. A group of people made a circle around the Pentagon. = form
You can use make to say that someone or something has the right qualities for a particular task or role. For example, if you say that someone will make a good politician, you mean that they have the right qualities to be a good politician. You've a very good idea there. It will make a good book I'm very fond of Maurice and I'd make him a good wife