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make love

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  1. Court, engage in amorous caressing, as in Romance was in the air, and she hoped he would make love to her . [Late 1500s]

  2. Have sexual intercourse, as in They'd been making love well before they married . This usage today is the more common of the two. [Mid-1900s]

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