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make game of

make game of verb: to ridicule; to make fun 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

Synonyms of make game of

Forms of make game of

third-person singular presentmakes game of
present participlemaking game of
past participlemade game of
pastmade game of

Questions about make game of

What does make game of mean?
Make game of means to ridicule; to make fun of.
What part of speech is make game of?
Make game of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make game of?
The past tense of make game of is made game of.

Words near make game of in the dictionary

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

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