To make up Meaning, Definition & Usage

. (a) To collect into a sum or mass; as, to make up the amount of rent; to make up a bundle or package. (b) To reconcile; to compose; as, to make up a difference or quarrel . (c) To supply what is wanting in; to complete; as, a dollar is wanted to make up the stipulated sum . (d) To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, to make up a mass into pills; to make up a story.
He was all made up of love and charms! Addison.
(e) To compensate; to make good; as, to make up a loss. (f) To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; as, to make up accounts . (g) To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; as, he was well made up.