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make little of

make little of verb: to belittle.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To belittle.
  2. (transitive) To accomplish easily.

Synonyms of make little of

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Forms of make little of

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

Questions about make little of

What does make little of mean?
Make little of means to belittle.
What part of speech is make little of?
Make little of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make little of?
The past tense of make little of is made little of.

Words near make little of in the dictionary

  1. make like
  2. make like a baby and head out
  3. make like a banana and split
  4. make like a tree
  5. make like a tree and leave
  6. make little of
  7. make love
  8. make love to the camera
  9. make love, not war
  10. make matters worse
  11. make me

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