Antonyms for makes up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : meyk

Phonetic Transcription : meɪk

Definition of makes up

Origin : Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.

verb create
verb comprise, constitute
verb compensate, reconcile

Example sentences :

It is simply splendid, and makes up for the defeat of last term.
Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

I forgot the heartache which makes up the rest of the price.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

And when she makes up her mind to do a thing she always does it.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

This keeps the land fertile, and makes up for the lack of rain.
Extract from : « Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt » by James Baikie

When Frank makes up his mind what 'something' is, I'll take it as a datum.
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

What makes up the emergency field-ration of the German army, and why?
Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson

Only I say that the sooner America makes up her mind to the sacrifice, the better.
Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

When it comes my turn, he just makes up his mind I'm not going to do it right and then rags me.
Extract from : « Left End Edwards » by Ralph Henry Barbour

But what he lacks in this respect he makes up in strength and cunning.
Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess

And Pop Monroe knows all there is to know and some he makes up himself.
Extract from : « Vital Ingredient » by Gerald Vance

Synonyms for makes up

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