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made known

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

Meaning of make known

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To announce (some information) generally.
    • The decision was made known when it appeared on the evening news.
    Synonyms:
    declare
  2. (transitive) To disclose (a secret).
    • I wouldn't make this known to anyone else, if I were you.

Questions about made known

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

Words near made known in the dictionary

  1. made it so
  2. made it so that
  3. made it up as one has gone along
  4. made it up as one went along
  5. made it up to
  6. made known
  7. made land
  8. made landfall
  9. made light of
  10. made light work of
  11. made like a baby and headed out

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