semi-make
verbUK /ˌsɛmiˈmeɪk/
US /ˌsɛmiˈmeɪk/
To make something only partway, not all the way.
We semi-made the cookies by mixing the dough but baking them later.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To prepare something in an unfinished state for later completion.
The factory semi-makes the furniture so customers can finish it at home.
3. To create something that is only partly real or complete.
His excuse was semi-made, with gaps he couldn't explain.
4. To form something roughly before final shaping.
She semi-made the clay pot before smoothing it on the wheel.