Decrease the production (of)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., "peerless, without equal," from make (n.) + -less . Meaning "mateless, widowed" is from early 15c.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Makeless \Make"less\, a. [See 1st Make , and cf. Matchless , Mateless .] Matchless. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Without a mate. --Shak.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (label en now archaic rare) matchless, without equal, peerless.