Glossary · Verbs · M
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
macerateverbsoften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a resultApplyUnclassified
maimverbinjure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilationUnderstandUnclassified
make a stinkverbMWEtake strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontentCreateUnclassified
make believeverbMWErepresent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act likeCreateUnclassified
make growverbMWEcause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural developmentApplyUnclassified
make pureverbMWEremove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillationApplyUnclassified
make use ofverbMWEapply or utilize available resources, tools, or knowledge effectivelyApplyUnclassified
malversateverbappropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own useAnalyzeUnclassified
maneuververbperform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defenseApplyUnclassified
manipulateverbhandle, control, or modify something skillfully for a specific purposeApplyUnclassified
manoeuververbperform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defenseApplyUnclassified
manoeuvreverbperform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defenseApplyUnclassified
mansplainverbto explain a topic to someone who knows more than you, as often done by men to womenUnderstandUnclassified
mapverbTo diagram data that is to be exchanged electronically, including how it is to be used and what business management systems need it; a preliminary step for developing an applications link.ApplyUnclassified
mapquestverbto search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest programApplyUnclassified