make into

verb

To cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.

“The potion made him into a toad.”

Meanings

verbmake into (third-person singular simple present makes into, present participle making into, simple past and past participle made into)

present singular third person makes into · participle present making into · participle past made into · past made into

  1. ditransitiveTo cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.

    The potion made him into a toad.

    3 more examples

    Basic training will make you into a man.

    I'll make a dry academic discipline into a living subject.

    A disused theatre newly made into a school.

    Synonyms: make, turn into

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.

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