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## makeDict() function
Turns a map or dict into a dict
Signature:
```typescript
export declare function makeDict(map: Optional>): Dict;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| map | [Optional](./js-utils.optional.md)<[MapLike](./js-utils.maplike.md)<TVal>> | |
Returns:
[Dict](./js-utils.dict.md)<TVal>