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Present participle for to be reconciled after a quarrel
“At the end of it all, you swap shirts, shake hands, make up, and go home.”
Present participle for to contrive of (something) using skill or ingenuity
“He had a way with words and would make up excuses for his incompetence on the fly.”
Present participle for to make up or be a part of a whole
“In total, twelve long chapters would make up the entire book.”
Present participle for to put together using parts or materials
“He would make up a new toy each day with his Lego bricks.”
Present participle for to form by mixing together parts or materials
“You can make up a sauce with the following ingredients.”
Present participle for to compensate for something missed or lost
“He can make up the time next week.”
Present participle for to add some finishing touches to
Chipping in
(idiomatic) Present participle for to settle an argument
Present participle for to act in a submissive manner
Present participle for to join two objects together (again)
Present participle for to carry out an action to the end
Present participle for to affect
Present participle for to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up
Present participle for act a part
Present participle for to provide comfort or assuagement to
Present participle for to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate
Present participle for to furnish with, or cause to be present
Present participle for to tell (usually fraudulently) in such a way as to render less severe or serious
Present participle for to be inclusive of after payment of an agreed amount of money or funds
Present participle for to apply rouge (makeup)
Present participle for to fix, correct, revise or improve (a text or document)
Present participle for improve the appearance of
Present participle for mix or cause to mix together
Present participle for to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
Present participle for to add to or supplement
Present participle for tell a fib
Present participle for to hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)
Present participle for to make amends for an offense, crime or sin one has committed
Present participle for to add fuel to (a fire)
Present participle for to make changes to correct an error or mistake
The action or art of producing something, typically a creative work
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