make up 1 of 2

verb

Definition of make upnext
1
as in to comprise
to be all the substance of the book is made up of 20 chapters

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2
as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project

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3
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"

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makeup

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noun

ˈmāk-ˌəp How to pronounce makeup (audio)
1
as in paint
preparations intended to beautify the face she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry

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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity

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Recent Examples of make up
Verb
Africa’s 54 nations make up the largest voting bloc at the United Nations. — Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 If a government has homestead properties making up a large portion of their tax base, those governments would have more revenue to offset, meaning more money shifted onto non-homestead property, including rentals. — Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
In the Polaroid, Young’s hair is done up and her makeup is set with her nails polished to perfection. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Special-makeup-effects artist Rick Baker’s work is extraordinary. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make up
  1. comprise
  2. devise
  3. build
  4. paint
  5. design
  6. compose
  7. concoct
  8. construct
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the front braking setup comprises a pair of 300-mm steel discs, each working with a caliper equipped with 27-mm pistons.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The manuscript comprises the Bible (Old and New Testaments) and an assortment of other ancient historical, scholarly, and religious writings.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of comprise
Verb
  • Over the following weeks, the group of roughly 15 people spoke almost daily to trace the vulnerabilities to their common source and devise a fix.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of devise
Verb
  • It was selected as the foundation of Britain’s five-ship Type 31 programme, which is being built at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in Scotland.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Most residents in Flagler Village are eager to see more tall towers built, according to Glassman.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of build
Noun
  • The Heat outscored the Hawks 70-52 in the paint on Wednesday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the distance was a bronze statue of Louis XIV on a rearing horse in the majestic Place des Victoires, its stone pedestal stained by protesters’ splashes of red paint.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of paint
Noun
  • Beehive Chief Product Officer Gordie Follin said Frenzy 6 packages Frenzy 8’s core capabilities into a smaller design.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Writing, drawing, music-making—an art form that combines them all is game design.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of design
Verb
  • The event, spanning Friday and Saturday, will feature the Group of 20, an international forum composed of leaders from more than a dozen countries along with the African and European Unions.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Schoenberg, who works as an orchestral composer and professor of music at Occidental College in Los Angeles, has also composed music for film.
    — Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of compose
Verb
  • After an uneasy initial meeting, the two women unleash a passion neither knew could exist, with Olivia concocting a way for Tamsin to move into the Madden home.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Gabardine, named after the world’s first breathable, waterproof fabric that Burberry created and used in its iconic trenchcoat, was concocted by Givaudan’s Nisrine Grillié and Yann Vasnier.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of concoct
Verb
  • Uganda has also unveiled plans for the Turkish firm Summa, which constructed one of its AFCON stadiums, to build a 15,000-seater indoor arena in Kampala.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Brodeur and Lowndes agree that housing affordability is also tied to supply, and that more homes available to the middle class need to be constructed.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
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