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makes game of

makes game of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make game of.

Meaning of make game 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

Questions about makes game of

What is makes game of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes game of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make game of.

Words near makes game of in the dictionary

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

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