verbs
form or compose
"This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
devise or compose
"This designer makes up our Spring collections"
is a type of (narrower)
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
"Chanel designed the famous suit"
do or give something to somebody in return
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
"I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
make up something artificial or untrue
put in order or neaten
"make the bed"; "make up a room"
adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
come to terms
"After some discussion we finally made up"
apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
"She makes herself up every morning"
is a type of (narrower)
care for one's external appearance
"He is always well-groomed"