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make up



verb
1. form or compose (Freq. 19)
- 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
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:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. devise or compose (Freq. 4)
- This designer makes up our Spring collections
Hypernyms:
design
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. do or give something to somebody in return (Freq. 3)
- 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:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. put in order or neaten (Freq. 1)
- make the bed
- make up a room
Syn:
make
Hypernyms:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten,
straighten out, square away
Verb Group:
make
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point (Freq. 1)
- I have to make up a French exam
- 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:
- 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:
- Somebody ----s something
7. adjust for
- 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:
- Something ----s something
8. come to terms
- 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:
- Somebody ----s
9. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
- She makes herself up every morning
Derivationally related forms:
makeup, make-up
Hypernyms:
groom, neaten
Hyponyms:
highlight, lipstick, rouge, powder
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody


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