make up

US /mek ʌp/

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UK /meik ʌp/

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phrasal verb

To invent or create a story
To add up to
To work or study to stop being behind
To replace parts that are missing
To repair a broken relationship
To create a story using imagination; tell (lie)
To invent a story, excuse, etc.
To constitute or compose.
To become friends again after a quarrel.
To reconcile after a quarrel.
To constitute or compose.

other

To invent a story, excuse, etc.
To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
To constitute or compose.
To prepare something, such as a bed, for use.
To apply cosmetics to one's face.

other

To become friends again after a quarrel.

noun

Cosmetics applied to the face.