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Make Up

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Verb

1. be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

form or compose

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. make up

devise or compose

Example Sentences:
'This designer makes up our Spring collections'

3. compensate, make up, pay, pay off

do or give something to somebody in return

Example Sentences:
'Does she pay you for the work you are doing?'

4. catch up with, make up

make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

Example Sentences:
'I have to make up a French exam'
'Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?'

5. cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture

make up something artificial or untrue

6. make, make up

put in order or neaten

Example Sentences:
'make the bed'
'make up a room'

7. compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up

adjust for

Example Sentences:
'engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance'

8. conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle

come to terms

Example Sentences:
'After some discussion we finally made up'

9. make up

apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

Example Sentences:
'She makes herself up every morning'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Make Up

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noun
1. 
cosmetics, such as powder, lipstick, etc, applied to the face to improve its appearance
2. 
a. 
the cosmetics, false hair, etc, used by actors to highlight their features or adapt their appearance
b. 
the art or result of applying such cosmetics
3. 
the manner of arrangement of the parts or qualities of someone or something
4. 
the arrangement of type matter and illustrations on a page or in a book
5. 
mental or physical constitution
verb make up (adverb)
6. (transitive)
to form or constitute
these arguments make up the case for the defence
7. (transitive)
to devise, construct, or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive
to make up a song
to make up an excuse
8. (transitive)
to supply what is lacking or deficient in; complete
these extra people will make up our total
9. (transitive)
to put in order, arrange, or prepare
to make up a bed
10. (intransitive; foll by for)
to compensate or atone (for)
his kindness now makes up for his rudeness yesterday
11. 
to settle (differences) amicably (often in the phrase make it up)
12. 
to apply cosmetics to (the face) to enhance one's appearance or so as to alter the appearance for a theatrical role
13. 
to assemble (type and illustrations) into (columns or pages)
14. (transitive)
to surface (a road) with asphalt, concrete, etc
15. (transitive)
a. 
to set in order and balance (accounts)
b. 
to draw up (accounting statements)
16.  make up one's mind
17.  make up to

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Make Up

see synonyms of make up
1. 
to put together; compose; compound
2. 
to form; constitute
3. 
to invent; create
4. 
to complete by providing what is lacking
5. 
to compensate (for)
6. 
to arrange
7. 
a. 
to become friendly again after a disagreement or quarrel
b. 
to settle (an argument or differences) in a friendly manner
8. 
a. 
to put on what is required for a role in a play, as a costume, wig, greasepaint, rouge, powder, etc.
b. 
to put cosmetics on
9. 
to resolve or decide (one's mind)
10. 
to select and arrange type, illustrations, etc. for (a book, magazine, page, etc.)
11.  US, Education
to take again (an examination or course that one has failed) or to take (an examination that one has missed)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Make Up

see synonyms of make up
n.
1. The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.
2. Printing The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.
3. The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition: Lying is not in her makeup.
4. Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
5. Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.
6. A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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