English Explanatory Dictionary

make it so

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen.

Word forms

make it so makes it so making it so made it so

Etymology

Originally an imperative phrase used by British naval officers as a command, dating from no later than the Napoleonic Wars, and perhaps earlier. Popularized as the catchphrase of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994).

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