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make up

Dictionary definition · make up

verb

  1. form or compose"This money is my only income"
  2. devise or compose"This designer makes up our Spring collections"
  3. do or give something to somebody in return"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
  4. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point"I have to make up a French exam"
  5. concoct something artificial or untrue
  6. put in order or neaten"make the bed"
  7. adjust for"engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance"
  8. come to terms"After some discussion we finally made up"
  9. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier"She makes herself up every morning"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).