makes use
makes use is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make use.
Meaning of make use
Verb
make use (third-person singular simple present makes use, present participle making use, simple past and past participle made use)
- To use, usually productively and/or for a specific purpose.
- The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.1934 February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chair-keys”, in Railway Magazine, page 139
- Synonyms:
- employ, exploit, take advantage of, avail
- To help oneself.
- Good Cromwell, neglect him not; make use now, and provide for thine own future safety.1613, William Shakespeare, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
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