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Also Inflected form of make

made

UK/med/ US/meɪd/ very common uk

adjective

1.

in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

  • “a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white”
  • “the conventional handshake”
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2.

(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order

  • “a neatly made bed”
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3.

successful or assured of success

  • “now I am a made man forever” Christopher Marlowe
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • a camel is a horse made by a committee
  • a camel is a horse made by committee
  • a promise made is a promise kept
  • a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
  • custom made
  • hand made
  • have fingers made of lime-twigs
  • have got it made

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