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51make — [c]/meɪk / (say mayk) verb (made, making) –verb (t) 1. to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress. 2. to produce by any action or causative agency: to make trouble. 3. to cause to be or become; render: to… …
52own — own1 W1S1 [əun US oun] adj, pron [always after a possessive] 1.) used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with a particular person or thing and not any other ▪ Bring your own equipment. ▪ Every dance has its own rhythm. ▪ The… …
53make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …
54make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… …
55One-drop rule — The one drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with one drop of black blood was considered as black. The principle was an… …
56own — [[t]o͟ʊn[/t]] ♦ owns, owning, owned 1) ADJ: poss ADJ You use own to indicate that something belongs to a particular person or thing. My wife decided I should have my own shop. ...another group of patients who were taught to change their own… …
57own — v 1. have, possess, Scot. aught; keep, hold for use, hold, retain, preserve, maintain; occupy, tie up, use. 2. recognize, see, allow as valid, concede, grant; assent to, accede to, yield to, submit to; accept, go along with, agree, concur with. 3 …
58One-child policy — Government sign in Tang Shan: For a prosperous, powerful nation and a happy family, please practice family planning. The one child policy (simplified Chinese: 计划生育政策; traditional Chinese: 計劃生育政策; pinyin: jìhuà shēngyù zhèngcè; literally policy of …
59own — {{11}}own (adj.) O.E. agen one s own, lit. possessed by, from P.Gmc. *aigana possessed, owned (Cf. O.S. egan, O.Fris. egin, O.N. eiginn, Du. eigen, Ger. eigen own ), from pp. of PIE *aik to be master of, possess, source of O.E …
60make capital out of — use to one s own advantage trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival …
