"make it so" meaning in All languages combined

See make it so on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: makes it so [present, singular, third-person], making it so [participle, present], made it so [participle, past], made it so [past]
Etymology: Originally an imperative phrase used by British naval officers as a command, dating from no later than the Napoleonic Wars, and perhaps earlier. Popularized as the catchphrase of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994). Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> it so}} make it so (third-person singular simple present makes it so, present participle making it so, simple past and past participle made it so)
  1. (transitive) To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen. Wikipedia link: Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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