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• made up

Adjective

made-up ‎(comparative more made-up, superlative most made-up)

1. (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.

   A church is made up of its members.

2. invented or fabricated

   He told me a made-up story of the events.

3. changed by the application of cosmetics

   The clown was made up hours before the show.

4. arranged or put together

   The front page was made up but had to be changed at the last minute.

5. (Britain, regional) delighted, pleased, thrilled

   I was made up when the local team won.

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• make up

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