make it so
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]make it so (third-person singular simple present makes it so, present participle making it so, simple past and past participle made it so)
- (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!