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-- To make no doubt, to have
no doubt. -- To make no matter, to have no
weight or importance; to make no difference. -- To make
oath (Law), to swear, as to the truth of
something, in a prescribed form of law. -- To make
of. (a) To understand or think
concerning; as, not to know what to make of the news.
(b) To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem;
to account. "Makes she no more of me than
of a slave." Dryden. -- To make one's
law (Old Law), to adduce proof to clear one's
self of a charge. -- To make out.
(a) To find out; to discover; to decipher; as,
to make out the meaning of a letter. (b)
To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable to
make out his case. (c) To make complete
or exact; as, he was not able to make out the money. --
To make over, to transfer the title of; to
convey; to alienate; as, he made over his estate in trust or
in fee.

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