make it so
verbEtymology 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).
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To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen.
- "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."1832, Frederick Marryat, Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service, page 74:
- Riker: I suggest we beam a section aboard for analysis.
1 more example
- Picard: Make it so, Number One!