Make English fish around here in French square (9)

'make' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'english fish around here in french square' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'around' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is present in the answer.
'square' could be 's' (abbreviation) and 's' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?