Depend upon
Depend upon verb - Be contingent on.
Make and depend upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Depend upon".
Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Depend upon and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depend upon" instead a verb "Make".
Both terms in one sentence
- In a walled city perpetually at war, everyone's lives and livelihood depend upon maintaining and firing the enormous cannons that make up most of the city.
Source: Forever War
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