"make conscience" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes conscience [present, singular, third-person], making conscience [participle, present], made conscience [participle, past], made conscience [past]
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  1. (obsolete) To make it a matter of conscience; to be scrupulous about. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: make a conscience
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