What does 'make that' mean?
That’s two people. Make that three people who can do things I just can’t explain. Wait a second. You think I’m like them?
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"make" is the transitive form of the intransitive verb "become".
The prince became a frog.
The prince turned into a frog
The witch made the prince into a frog.
The witch turned the prince into a frog.
Make + object + into something else.
In your case the object is "that".
There are two, make that three. (Make from two people into three people)
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Very similar to the phrase "funk 'dat!"
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Yes! Thank you, Tim!
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means that the 2 people are worth 3 people doing genius things. 2 ordinary people who can do amazing things = 3 genius
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In this context, it means "rather."
Make that three people = Rather three people = Three people and not two people.
The speaker is correcting his previous words.
I hope this helps!
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