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made game of

made game of is the simple past and past participle of make game of.

Meaning of make game of

Verb

make game of (third-person singular simple present makes game of, present participle making game of, simple past and past participle made game of)

  1. (idiomatic) To ridicule; to make fun of.
    • But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 275
    Synonyms:
    make a laughingstock of, make fun of

Questions about made game of

What is made game of the simple past and past participle of?
Made game of is the simple past and past participle of make game of.

Words near made game of in the dictionary

  1. made for one another
  2. made free with
  3. made friendly
  4. made friends
  5. made fun of
  6. made game of
  7. made garden
  8. made good
  9. made good on
  10. made good one's running
  11. made good time

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