make up
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
invent or create something new, often imaginatively
Framework senses
- §1
- apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
- §2
- put in order or neaten
- §3
- come to terms
- §4
- make up something artificial or untrue
- §5
- devise or compose
- §6
- do or give something to somebody in return
- §7
- make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
- §8
- form or compose
- §9
- adjust for