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makes whole

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

Meaning of make whole

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
    • Pale the children both did look,
      But the guest a beaker took;
      "Golden wine will make you whole!"1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, chapter 6, in Hyperion: A Romance
    Synonyms:
    cure, heal, remedy, restore
  2. (transitive, set phrase) To repair or restore (something).
    • Pandarus: Fair prince, here is good broken music.
      Paris: You have broke it, cousin: and, by my life, you shall make it whole again.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    fix, restore
  3. (transitive) To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.
    • Perelman receives a government subsidy called "yield maintenance"—totaling about $406 million to date—to make him whole for carrying money-losing assets in the thrift.1991 February 10, Larry Light et al., “Were These Deals Too Sweet To Last?”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 28 Jan 2014

Questions about makes whole

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

Words near makes whole in the dictionary

  1. makes vintage
  2. makes vintages
  3. makes water
  4. makes waves
  5. makes way
  6. makes whole
  7. makes whoopee
  8. makes with
  9. makes wudu
  10. makes you think
  11. makeshift

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