make someone

tv. to identify someone. The cop stared at Bart and tried to make him, but failed to identify him and let him go.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mcghee	[mə'gi:]
SÉAmas	-	Irish
Iveta	-	Czech, Slovak
Jolanta	yaw-LAHN-tah (Polish)	Polish, Lithuanian
Ava (1)	AY-və	English
Iosue	-	Biblical Latin