make-ready

[ meyk-red-ee ]

/ ˈmeɪkˌrɛd i /

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noun

Printing. the process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.

the act or process of making something ready for use: a charge for make-ready on the new car.

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Origin of make-ready

First recorded in 1820–30; noun use of verb phrase make ready

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How to use make-ready in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
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Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
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And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.
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The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
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And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
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She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.
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Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
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Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Those in whom the impulse is strong and dominant are perhaps those who in later years make the good society actors.
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British Dictionary definitions for make-ready

make-ready

noun

printing the process of preparing the forme and the cylinder or platen packing to achieve the correct impression all over the forme

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make ready

see get ready.

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