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make up

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invent or create something new, often imaginatively

MWE

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Classifications

Cognitive

Create92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
catch up withcompriseconstitutecorrectmakemanufacturepayrepresentsettle
pasttense
made upmaked up
presentparticiple
making up
thirdpersonsingular
makes up
pastparticiple
made upmaked up

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
invent or create something new, often imaginatively
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

Outgoing relationships

verbLevel
  • createlexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

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