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makes light of

makes light of is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes light of

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

Words near makes light of in the dictionary

  1. makes it up as one goes along
  2. makes it up to
  3. makes known
  4. makes land
  5. makes landfall
  6. makes light of
  7. makes light work of
  8. makes like a baby and heads out
  9. makes like a banana and splits
  10. makes like a tree
  11. makes like a tree and leaves

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