"make one" meaning in English

See make one in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes one [present, singular, third-person], making one [participle, present], made one [participle, past], made one [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> one}} make one (third-person singular simple present makes one, present participle making one, simple past and past participle made one)
  1. (now rare) To take part in, to be present at (a group, social event, etc.; later especially a criminal undertaking). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-make_one-en-verb-vdyQz4sk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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