make up

Verb (9)

1. 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”Synonyms: constituterepresentmake upcomprisebe
2. devise or compose“This designer makes up our Spring collections”Synonyms: make up
3. do or give something to somebody in return“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”Synonyms: paypay offmake upcompensate
4. 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?”Synonyms: make upcatch up with
5. make up something artificial or untrueSynonyms: fabricatemanufacturecook upmake upinvent
6. put in order or neaten“make the bed”“make up a room”Synonyms: makemake up
7. adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”Synonyms: compensatecounterbalancecorrectmake upeven outeven offeven up
8. come to terms“After some discussion we finally made up”Synonyms: reconcilepatch upmake upconciliatesettle
9. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier“She makes herself up every morning”Synonyms: make up