make overtures

make overtures
index hold out (deliberate on an offer)

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  • make up to — Synonyms and related words: act on, act up to, agree to anything, answer, approach, atone, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, bear upon, break for, break the ice, brown nose, communicate with, contact, correspond, court, cultivate, curry favor,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • make advances — Synonyms and related words: act on, answer, approach, bear upon, break the ice, communicate with, contact, correspond, court, cultivate, draw, draw on, establish connection, exert influence, get cozy with, get to, importune, interrogate, lead on …   Moby Thesaurus

  • make love to — 1. To have sexual intercourse with 2. To make romantic or sexual overtures or advances to, to woo (old) • • • Main Entry: ↑love make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …   Universalium

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  • overture — n. musical introduction 1) to compose; perform, play an overture 2) an overture to introductory proposal 3) to make an overture; to make overtures to 4) to spurn smb. s overtures * * * [ əʊvətjʊə] perform play an overture to make overtures to [… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Gao Huan — (高歡) (496 547), nickname Heliuhun (賀六渾), formally Prince Xianwu of Qi (齊獻武王), later further formally honored by Northern Qi initially as Emperor Xianwu (獻武皇帝, literally the wise and martial emperor ), then as Emperor Shenwu (神武皇帝, literally the… …   Wikipedia

  • overture — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)tʃʊə(r)[/t]] overtures 1) N COUNT: oft in names An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play. ...Wagner s Mastersingers Overture. 2) N COUNT: usu pl If you make overtures to someone, you… …   English dictionary

  • approach — Synonyms and related words: MO, access, accomplish, accomplishment, accordance, accost, achieve, achievement, act on, address, adit, advance, advances, advent, advise, agreement, air lock, algorithm, alikeness, alliance, analogy, answer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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