make up
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Definitions
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form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
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devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"
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do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
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make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
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make up something artificial or untrue
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put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
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adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
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come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
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apply make-up or cosmetics to one''s face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"
Synonyms
be
catch up with
compensate
comprise
conciliate
constitute
cook up
correct
counterbalance
even off
even out
even up
fabricate
invent
make
manufacture
patch up
pay
pay off
reconcile
represent
settle