"make interesting" meaning in English

See make interesting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes interesting [present, singular, third-person], making interesting [participle, present], made interesting [participle, past], made interesting [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> interesting}} make interesting (third-person singular simple present makes interesting, present participle making interesting, simple past and past participle made interesting)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a bet out of; to bet money on. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_interesting-en-verb-IhurdEy0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, interesting.
    Sense id: en-make_interesting-en-verb-dOQ9CioE

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "I’d definitely beat you over 100 metres. — Yeah? D’you care to make it interesting?",
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        "To make a bet out of; to bet money on."
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        "(idiomatic) To make a bet out of; to bet money on."
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