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made light of

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

Meaning of make light of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
    • I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.
    Synonyms:
    take lightly

Questions about made light of

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

Words near made light of in the dictionary

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

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