Meanings
made1
made2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveproduced by a manufacturing process
adjective(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order
adjectivesuccessful or assured of success
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Origin
made · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*mot-“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”
- Proto-Germanic*maþô“maggot”
- Old Englishmaþu
- Middle Englishmathe
- Englishmade
From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.
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Full word history & related roots →made · verb
- Old Englishmacode
- Middle Englishmade
- Englishmade
From Middle English made, makede, makode (preterite) and maad, mad, maked (past participle), from Old English macode (first and third person preterite) and macod, gemacode, ġemacod (past participle), from macian (“to make”). More at make.
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made. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/made
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