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Word: Matchmake
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Cornhill Magazine. From match + make, after matchmaking and matchmaker
Definition:
To plot or contrive to bring about a marriage. Later also with object: to plot or contrive to bring together (two people) romantically; also in extended use.
