make up

verb

1. form or compose (Freq. 19)

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This money is my only income

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The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance

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These constitute my entire belonging

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The children made up the chorus

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This sum represents my entire income for a year

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These few men comprise his entire army

• Syn: ↑constitute, ↑represent, ↑comprise, ↑be

• Derivationally related forms: ↑makeup, ↑constituent (for: ↑constitute), ↑make-up

• Hyponyms:

↑make, ↑compose, ↑form, ↑constitute, ↑range, ↑straddle, ↑fall into, ↑fall under, ↑present, ↑pose, ↑supplement

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. devise or compose (Freq. 4)

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This designer makes up our Spring collections

• Hypernyms: ↑design

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

3. do or give something to somebody in return (Freq. 3)

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Does she pay you for the work you are doing?

• Syn: ↑pay, ↑pay off, ↑compensate

• See Also: ↑pay back (for: ↑pay), ↑pay off (for: ↑pay)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑compensation (for: ↑compensate), ↑pay (for: ↑pay), ↑payee (for: ↑pay), ↑payer (for: ↑pay)

• Hypernyms: ↑settle

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody PP

4. put in order or neaten (Freq. 1)

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make the bed

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make up a room

• Syn: ↑make

• Hypernyms:

↑tidy, ↑tidy up, ↑clean up, ↑neaten, ↑straighten, ↑straighten out, ↑square away

• Verb Group: ↑make

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

5. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point (Freq. 1)

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I have to make up a French exam

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Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?

• Syn: ↑catch up with

• Derivationally related forms: ↑makeup, ↑make-up

• Hypernyms: ↑recover, ↑recoup, ↑recuperate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

6. make up something artificial or untrue (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑fabricate, ↑manufacture, ↑cook up, ↑invent

• Derivationally related forms: ↑invention (for: ↑invent), ↑fabrication (for: ↑fabricate), ↑fabricator (for: ↑fabricate)

• Hypernyms: ↑think up, ↑think of, ↑dream up, ↑hatch, ↑concoct

• Hyponyms:

↑mythologize, ↑mythologise, ↑confabulate, ↑trump up, ↑concoct, ↑spin, ↑vamp, ↑vamp up

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

7. adjust for

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engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

• Syn: ↑compensate, ↑counterbalance, ↑correct, ↑even out, ↑even off, ↑even up

• Derivationally related forms: ↑corrective (for: ↑correct), ↑counterbalance (for: ↑counterbalance), ↑compensation (for: ↑compensate)

• Hypernyms: ↑balance, ↑equilibrate, ↑equilibrize, ↑equilibrise

• Hyponyms: ↑carry, ↑cover, ↑compensate, ↑overcompensate

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s something

8. come to terms

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After some discussion we finally made up

• Syn: ↑reconcile, ↑patch up, ↑conciliate, ↑settle

• Derivationally related forms: ↑conciliative (for: ↑conciliate), ↑conciliatory (for: ↑conciliate), ↑conciliation (for: ↑conciliate), ↑reconciliation (for: ↑reconcile)

• Hypernyms: ↑agree, ↑hold, ↑concur, ↑concord

• Hyponyms: ↑propitiate, ↑appease, ↑make peace

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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

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She makes herself up every morning

• Derivationally related forms: ↑makeup, ↑make-up

• Hypernyms: ↑groom, ↑neaten

• Hyponyms: ↑highlight, ↑lipstick, ↑rouge, ↑powder

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s somebody