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made it so

made it so is the simple past and past participle of make it so.

Meaning of make it so

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen.
    • "It's twelve o'clock, sir" said the master, touching his hat, with his quadrant in his hand. "Make it so, and pipe to dinner."1832, Frederick Marryat, Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service, page 74

Questions about made it so

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

Words near made it so in the dictionary

  1. made it interesting
  2. made it one's business
  3. made it one's life
  4. made it rain
  5. made it snappy
  6. made it so
  7. made it so that
  8. made it up as one has gone along
  9. made it up as one went along
  10. made it up to
  11. made known

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