Make and Perceive

Make

Make verb - To have a clear idea of.

Usage example: what do you make of the latest information?

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Perceive and make are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perceive" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Perceive verb - To have a clear idea of.

Usage example: I perceive your point, but I still disagree

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Make and perceive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead a verb "Perceive".

people	make people	perceive people
sound	make sound	perceive sound
speech	make speech	perceive speech
return	make return	perceive return
Other words: time, way, world, difference.

When a woman walked in on Morbius as he was shifting from human to vampire form, he used his hypnotic abilities to make her perceive him as perfectly normal.

Source: Lie to the Beholder
Auria kills the villain in a cutscene, but not before he uses his power to make her perceive that she dies immediately afterward, despite being immortal.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Video Games
This doesn't make you unreachable, but it does have the effect that others perceive you doing things five minutes after you've actually done them.

Source: Just One Second Out of Sync

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