make it so

English

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).

Verb

make it so (third-person singular simple present makes it so, present participle making it so, simple past and past participle made it so)

  1. (transitive) To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen.
    • 1832, Frederick Marryat, Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service, page 74:
      "It's twelve o'clock, sir" said the master, touching his hat, with his quadrant in his hand. "Make it so, and pipe to dinner."
    • Riker: I suggest we beam a section aboard for analysis.
    • Picard: Make it so, Number One!
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