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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”
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- make, compose, form, constitute, make, range, straddle, fall into, fall under, present, pose, supplement
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devise or compose; “This designer makes up our Spring collections”
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do or give something to somebody in return; “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
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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?”
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make up something artificial or untrue
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put in order or neaten; “make the bed”; “make up a room”
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adjust for; “engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
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come to terms; “After some discussion we finally made up”
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apply make-up or cosmetics to one’s face to appear prettier; “She makes herself up every morning”
