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Definition of Matchmake
1. Verb. To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matchmake
1. [v -MADE, -MAKING, -MAKES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matchmake
Literary usage of Matchmake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) by Maija Jansson (1988)
"still sow the seeds of sedition in the heart of your kingdoms and never cease to
matchmake and combine against your royal person and state. ..."
2. By River and by Sea: An Australian Story by Tansor Southcote (1888)
"At last with more tears she got out, "Oh, Bob! it's our matchmaking ! it's all
gone wrong, and I am very unhappy. I'll never matchmake any more. ..."
3. The Light Above the Cross Roads by Jessie Louisa Rickard (1918)
"Dad is beginning to matchmake, and I foresee how very troublesome he will get
the more the idea grows upon him. I thought of telling him that I was going to ..."
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