Verb
(usually with "of") To emphasize, put much value on.
(usually with "of") To give fond attention to; to cosset.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI never saw a useful Christian who was not a student of the Bible. If a man neglects his Bible, he may pray and ask God to use him in His work; but God cannot make much use of him, for there is not much for the Holy Ghost to work upon. Dwight L. Moody
I could not imagine that we should make much of an effort to preserve remainders of natural beauty in conquered Poland. Fritz Todt
The only things that the United States has given to the world are skyscrapers, jazz, and cocktails. That is all. And in Cuba, in our America, they make much better cocktails. Federico García Lorca
Old men, when they marry young women, make much of death. English Proverb
Tripe broth, you make much of yourself. Spanish Proverb
Empty vessels make much noise. Kashmir Proverb