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make as if

make as if is the dated form of make like.

Meaning of make like

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial) To behave as though.
    • Make like we're getting married and repeat after me, "2004 is the year I will moisturise daily".2004 January 3, Hannah Pool, “The new black”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    feint
  2. (US, colloquial) To behave in the manner of.
    • In his office is an eight-foot bull whip; Ed likes to snap it around and make like a slave-driver.1947 February 10, “The Great Salesman”, in Time

Forms of make as if

third-person singular presentmakes as if
present participlemaking as if
past participlemade as if
pastmade as if

Questions about make as if

What is make as if the dated form of?
Make as if is the dated form of make like.

Words near make as if in the dictionary

  1. make an honest woman
  2. make an impression
  3. make an offer
  4. make and mend
  5. make and mends
  6. make as if
  7. make away
  8. make away with
  9. make baby Jesus cry
  10. make bank
  11. make beautiful music together

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make as if (page history and authors); make like (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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