verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage. intransitive, transitive

   "Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd."

Example

More examples

"Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd."

Etymology

From match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking.

Related phrases

set up

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