Make
Make verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
Usage example: one person from each department will be asked to make a short presentation at the meeting
Prosecute and make are semantically related. in perform topic. In some cases you can use "Prosecute" instead a verb "Make", when it comes to topics like enact.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The district attorney originally threatened to prosecute the reporter (for welfare fraud), until he realized that it would give even more publicity to the story and make the county look worse.
- In "Sick", Billy Tripley, a rich pedophile isn't punished because the other villains' actions make the case impossible to prosecute.
Source: Karma Houdini / Live-Action TV - Before he finds out, the two go see him on the mission grounds and make a deal with him: if he'll pay the guy's medical expenses and lost wages, and make a donation to a charity, they'll not prosecute.
Source: Diplomatic Impunity
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