Appear and Make

Appear

Appear verb - To give the impression of being.

Usage example: it appears that he doesn't hear you

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Make and appear are semantically related in behave topic. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Make verb - To give the impression of being.

Usage example: the family made merry despite their financial worries

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Appear and make are semantically related in behave topic. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

sense	appear sense	make sense
people	appear people	make people
name	appear name	make name
appearance	appear appearance	make appearance
Other words: show, case, time, use, way, world, game, version.

In "The Squire of Gothos", just as Trelane is about to destroy Captain Kirk his parents appear and make him come inside.

Source: Deus Ex Machina / Live-Action TV
Ramjet was once every bit as likely to cause a Class X-5 as he is to suddenly appear and make everybody in an entire multiverse's peaceful, long, filled with fun, and free of disease (in other words, pretty much perfect).

Source: Roleplay / Sporum Dimensional Clash
One can make valid arguments that the failure of dangers to appear from similar circumstances should make us more confident in the safety of the new circumstances.

Source: Reverse Slippery Slope Fallacy

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