"make something one's own" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes something one's own [present, singular, third-person], making something one's own [participle, present], made something one's own [participle, past], made something one's own [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make something one's own (third-person singular simple present makes something one's own, present participle making something one's own, simple past and past participle made something one's own)
  1. (transitive) To change or deal with (something) in a way that makes it seem to belong to oneself; to handle or present uniquely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-make_something_one's_own-en-verb-BniyMHTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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