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make-up|makeup

make up (English)

Verb

* - author=M. D. Eder|by=Sigmund Freud|title=S:Dream_Psychology|Dream_Psychology|passage=The words "dream interpretation" were and still are indeed fraught with unpleasant, unscientific associations. They remind one of all sorts of childish, superstitious notions, which make up the thread and woof of dream books, read by none but the ignorant and the primitive.

to compensate, fill_in or catch_up

He can make up the time next week.

I plan to make up for my failed midterm.

Cuba took limited free market-oriented measures to alleviate severe shortages of food, consumer goods, and services to make up for the ending of Soviet subsidies.

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|year=2011 |date=February 6 |author=Alistair Magowan |title=West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham |work=BBC |url= |page= |passage=Roger Johnson came closest to scoring for the visitors in the first half when he headed over from six yards following Lee Bowyer's cross, but he made up for that by producing some sterling defending to head clear Obinna's bullet centre.}}

to invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.)

''He was a great storyteller and could make up a story on the spot.

cooking

to assemble, or mix

I can make up a batch of stew in a few minutes, but it will take a two hours to cook.

to apply cosmetics or makeup

Let's leave as soon I make up my face.

to resolve, forgive or smooth_over an argument or fight

They fight a lot, but they always manage to make up.

To overcome a disadvantage

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|year=2011 |date=January 15 |author=Saj Chowdhury |title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves |work=BBC |url= |page= |passage=The Argentine found Dzeko and his killer ball was timed brilliantly for the Ivorian, who made up 90 yards, to slot in.}}

Usage notes

The object in all transitive senses can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it must come before the particle.

Translations

to constitute

Esperanto - konsistigi|xs=Esperanto

Finska - muodostaa

Ryska - составлять

Ryska - составить

Filippinska - gawa

to compensate, fill in or catch up

Finska - korvata

, hyvittää