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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
make up

"end a quarrel, reconcile," 1660s, from make (v.) + up (adv.).

Wiktionary
make up

vb. (context transitive English) To constitute; to compose; to form.

WordNet
make up
  1. v. 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" [syn: constitute, represent, comprise, be]

  2. devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; "He designed women's shoes"

  3. do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: 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?" [syn: catch up with]

  5. make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate, manufacture, cook up, invent]

  6. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" [syn: make]

  7. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: reconcile, patch up, conciliate, settle]

  8. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"

Wikipedia
Make Up (album)

Make Up is the fourth album by Japanese rock band Flower Travellin' Band, released in 1973. It is a double album, featuring some live and studio recordings.

Make Up (EP)

Make Up is the debut EP by Hyomin. The song "Nice Body" was used to promote the EP.

Make Up (1927 film)

Make Up'' (German:Da hält die Welt den Atem an'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Marcella Albani, Sandra Milovanoff and Werner Krauss.

The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge and Gustav A. Knauer

Usage examples of "make up".

If he were fortunate she would take an age to make up her mind, giving him one last chance to make up his own.