To make gain of or by; to turn to account.

transitive. To make good use of or make the most of (time, a situation, etc.); to take advantage of (an opportunity or occasion) (to do…

To make use of (something) for one's advantage or profit; to employ (something) profitably. Cf. sense 22.

transitive. to make much (also little, something, nothing,etc.) of: to derive advantage from or turn to account, to the degree specified.

causal. To give (a person) the benefit or advantage of; hence elliptical to give him the advantage of knowing, to inform, assure of. (Only in U.S.)

to make a good thing of (also out of): to turn to profit, make gain out of.

transitive. To make or render useful; to convert to use, turn to account.

transitive. To make use of, take advantage of; to exploit (a person or thing).

to make capital out of: to take advantage of (something); to turn to account.

Originally U.S. In extended use: to profit by (something); to turn to one's advantage, turn to account. transitive.