Act as and Make for

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Act as verb - Function as or act like.

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Make for and act as are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make for" instead a verb "Act as".

Make for verb - Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

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Act as and make for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act as" instead a verb "Make for".

The mines not only act as very effective space control, but they also make for effective anti-freeze.note They aren't very aggressive and the mine fuse is easily visible, so charged attacks work nicely.

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