Definition of 'make up'

Verb

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: constitute represent comprise be
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?"
      Synonyms: pay pay off compensate
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: catch up with
5. make up something artificial or untrue
      Synonyms: fabricate manufacture cook up invent
6. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
      Synonyms: make
7. adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
      Synonyms: compensate counterbalance correct even out even off even up
8. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
      Synonyms: reconcile patch up conciliate settle
9. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"

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