Make Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The model doesn't work unless she makes herself up heavily before each shoot.
- She spent an hour making herself up before going out to the party.
- He preferred the natural look and never made himself up.
- Women everywhere make themselves up to look more attractive and desirable.
- She makes herself up specially to boost her confidence on big occasions.
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Meaning 2
Come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- They had a massive argument but eventually made up in private over the weekend.
- The couple broke up five years ago but made up last year after running into each other at a wedding.
- Although they'd been sworn enemies since childhood, they made up in later years through mutual friends.
- After the disagreement at the meeting they made up during coffee the next morning.
- In the end her sister forgave her and they made up, moving on from the painful memories of their troubled past.
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Meaning 3
Adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Engineers will make up for the lost time by working extra hours to complete the project on schedule.
- The ground crew made up for the delay by accelerating the pre-flight checks.
- To compensate for the drag, engineers will make up for air resistance by optimizing the vehicle's aerodynamics.
- The team made up for the loss of power by implementing energy-efficient systems.
- The data processing software will make up for transmission errors by implementing error correction codes.
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Meaning 4
Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She makes up for the lack of salary by providing all the equipment and software needed for the project.
- The company will make up for the delay by offering a discount on the next purchase.
- He makes up for his late arrival by working extra hours to meet the deadline.
- She makes up for the missed payment by paying double the next month.
- They make up for the inconvenience by providing a free upgrade to the premium service.
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Meaning 5
Devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The committee will meet to make up the rules for the competition.
- She spent years studying mythology before she could make up stories like her favorite authors.
- The artist would often make up fantasies when it came to her paintings and descriptions.
- The researcher and the statistician combined their findings to make up a well-rounded study of the epidemic.
- He was always good at making up bedtime stories for his little cousins.
Meaning 6
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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The furniture in this room makes up a very small portion of our estate.
- These workers represent a major part of our factory workforce, however those working in maintenance, including the janitor and the electrician also make up a vital component.
- The shares in this one company make up nearly a third of my portfolio.
- The assets listed here make up virtually the entire value of the business.
- These few talented musicians make up the orchestra for the evening's performance.
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Meaning 7
Concoct something artificial or untrue.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- She tried to make up a convincing excuse for missing the meeting, but her boss wasn't fooled.
- He had a tendency to make up outlandish stories just to impress his friends.
- The company was accused of making up sales figures to inflate their stock prices.
- She denied making up the rumors, but everyone knew she was the gossip queen.
- The politician's opponents claimed he was making up facts to support his argument.
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Meaning 8
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?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- I will have to make up all the homework I missed during my illness when I get back to school.
- She had to make up a lab in chemistry since she was absent on the day it was originally given.
- After being out sick for a week, he had to make up all the assignments that were due during that time.
- If you were absent on test day, you will need to make up the test during lunch on Friday.
- Students who missed the mid-term exam will have the opportunity to make up the test at a later date.
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Meaning 9
Put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Please make up my room by 5 pm.
- The housekeeper made up the entire floor before the guests arrived.
- She carefully made up her grandmother's room to make her feel welcome.
- I forgot to make up my bed this morning.
- The hotel staff will make up the suite after you check-in.