Definition of make out

verb (v)

• detect with the senses (verb.perception)

  Synonym: discern, distinguish, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart
  

  Example:
  I can't make out the faces in this photograph.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make out and issue (verb.communication)

  Synonym: cut, issue, write out
  

  source: wordnet30
• comprehend (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: sense, touch
  

  Example:
  I cannot make out what this politician is saying.
  

  source: wordnet30
• proceed or get along (verb.stative)

  Synonym: come, do, fare, get along
  

  source: wordnet30
• come to terms with (verb.social)

  Synonym: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, manage
  

  source: wordnet30
• have sexual intercourse with (verb.contact)

  Synonym: bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, lo
  

  source: wordnet30
• kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion (verb.contact)

  Synonym: neck
  

  source: wordnet30
• write all the required information onto a form (verb.communication)

  Synonym: complete, fill in, fill out
  

  Example:
  Make out a form.
  

  source: wordnet30
• imply or suggest (verb.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• try to establish (verb.communication)

  source: wordnet30

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