Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of compensating.
- noun In printing, the process of arranging composed type in columns and pages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called
proof . - noun The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
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Examples
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Things like writing their child's résumé, calling in favors to their friends to get their child an internship or job, or even making-up corporations where their child has "worked."
Cockpit Parents: How They're Flying 20-Somethings into the Ground 2011
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Picking up scraps of yarn from the making-up process.
Archive 2009-02-01 Jean 2009
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Them's fighting words, and I'm guessing the making-up is going to be a long time coming.
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Even though I can see a lot of fights, I also see a lot of fabulous making-up scenarios where truth and passion win out.
Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo Dishes Her Wedding — and Future — on General Hospital 2011
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Brendan's goodbye message was more unintentionally funny, as he told Kristen she was paying the penalty for "making-up" the Brigade Alliance, which, of course, is real, or as real as anything gets on this show.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : I, Boobiac! Tallulah Morehead 2010
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Brendan's goodbye message was more unintentionally funny, as he told Kristen she was paying the penalty for "making-up" the Brigade Alliance, which, of course, is real, or as real as anything gets on this show.
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Brendan's goodbye message was more unintentionally funny, as he told Kristen she was paying the penalty for "making-up" the Brigade Alliance, which, of course, is real, or as real as anything gets on this show.
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There will be no kissing and making-up between Ellen Barkin and her magnate ex-hubby Ron Perelman.
Ellen Barkin Gets Another $4.3M From Ex Ron Perelman The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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And when you get out you have some serious making-up to do.
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The outer sleeping-bags were made by Mr. Brandt, furrier, of Bergen, and they were so excellent, both in material and making-up, that no one in the world could have done better; it was a model piece of work.
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