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to matchmake

to matchmake

6.1
To introduce people for business or professional reasons
  • verb
  • /ˈmæʧˌmeɪk/
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  • The organization helps matchmake entrepreneurs with experienced mentors in their field.

Examples

  • Our team matchmakes entrepreneurs with investors.

  • At the conference, volunteers will matchmake attendees based on their professional interests.

  • Our team aims to matchmake companies seeking partners for joint projects.

  • I will matchmake for you and your business partner.

  • The organization helps matchmake entrepreneurs with experienced mentors in their field.

  • At the conference, volunteers will matchmake attendees based on their professional interests.

  • Our team aims to matchmake companies seeking partners for joint projects.

Synonyms

to match
vsto matchmake
271 2.0

To bring people or things together because they suit each other

focuses only on connecting people for business or professional collaborations

Antonyms

to divide
680 1.1

To split something into parts or groups

to disconnect
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Involved

to broker
79 4.4
to matchmake
6.1
to connect
572 1.8
to introduce
∞ 1.8
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

matchmake infinitive
matchmade past
matchmade past participle
matchmaking present participle
matchmakes third person singular

Morphology

matchmake = match + make (transparent) = match + make

The sense extends the same 'arrange pairings' logic to non-romantic domains; the composition remains transparent.

Etymology

Matchmake comes from match ('a good pair') and make ('to cause'); used for work it means introducing people so they become a useful pair for business or projects. So, to matchmake in this sense is to connect people who can help each other.