"make free with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes free with [present, singular, third-person], making free with [participle, present], made free with [participle, past], made free with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> free with}} make free with (third-person singular simple present makes free with, present participle making free with, simple past and past participle made free with)
  1. To take advantage of (someone); to treat (someone) with too much familiarity, take liberties with (someone or something)
    Sense id: en-make_free_with-en-verb-OaOeHfnC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 21
  2. To exploit (something), use freely, use to one's own advantage
    Sense id: en-make_free_with-en-verb-ysf0bcbq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 21
  3. To take (something) freely, help oneself to
    Sense id: en-make_free_with-en-verb-XfE29Uw3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: make free of

Inflected forms

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