make scarce

/meɪk skɛrs/

made scarce

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of make scarce - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

resourcescause something to become less available

The company decided to make scarce the new product.

diminish

reduce

presence

Dated

deliberately avoid being present

Dated

He decided to make scarce at the party.

avoid

evade

shun

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with scarce

make oneself scarce

leave quickly to avoid trouble or being noticed

He made himself scarce as soon as the angry customer started shouting.

scarce as hen's teeth

adj.

extremely rare or nonexistent

Opportunities like this are scarce as hen's teeth.

become scarce

to decrease in availability or supply

During the drought, water became scarce in the region.

scarce as a hen's teeth

adj.

very hard to find or get

Good friends are scarce as a hen's teeth.

scarce resources

limited supplies needed for many wants or important goals

We must allocate scarce resources carefully during the drought.

Examples of make scarce in a sentence

The embargo made scarce the imported goods.
She made scarce when the chores were assigned.
He tends to make scarce during family gatherings.

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French:raréfier, se faire rare, ...
German:verknappen, sich rar machen, ...
Italian:rendere scarso, farsi vedere poco, ...
Spanish:reducir la disponibilidad, ausentarse, ...
Portuguese:tornar escasso, ausentar-se, ...
Chinese:减少供应, 避开, ...
Japanese:希少にする, 姿を消す, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ, تَغَيَّبَ عَمْدًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְשׁוֹת אֶת הַהַשָּׂגָה, לְהִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:сократить доступность, исчезать, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити доступність, зникати, ...
Hindi:सीमित करना, जानबूझकर अनुपस्थित रहना, ...
Bengali:অভাব তৈরি করা, উপস্থিতি এড়ানো, ...
Catalan:limitar l'oferta, fer-se escàs, ...
Czech:omezit, vytratit se, ...
Danish:begrænse, holde sig væk, ...
Dutch:schaarser maken, zich schaarser maken, ...
Greek:περιορίζω, αποφεύγω την παρουσία, ...
Hungarian:szűkössé tenni, eltűnni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យខ្វះខាត, គេចមុខ, ...
Korean:덜 이용 가능하게 만들다, 자리를 피하다, ...
Persian:کمیاب کردن, حضور نداشت, ...
Polish:ograniczyć dostępność, zniknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):tornar escasso, sumir, ...
Romanian:a face produsul mai rar, a se face nevăzut, ...
Swedish:göra knapp, hålla sig undan, ...
Thai:ทำให้ขาดแคลน, หลบหน้า, ...
Turkish:kıt hale getirmek, bulunmamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm khan hiếm, tránh mặt, ...

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