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Dictionary: make-do   (māk'')
n., pl., -dos, or -do's (-dūz').
A substitute for something unobtainable at the time; a makeshift.

make-do make'-do' adj.

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Get along with the means available, especially insufficient means. For example, We'll just have to make do with one potato apiece. [c. 1900]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: come to terms or deal successfully with
  Synonyms: cope, get by, make out, contend, grapple, deal, manage


 
 
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