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  • 101make do — Synonyms and related words: beget, breed, bring forth, bring into being, call into being, change, change for, coin, commute, compound for, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook up, cope, design, develop, devise, discover, do with, dream up, dub in,… …

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  • 102make something up — 1》 (also make up for) compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.     ↘(make it up to) compensate (someone) for negligent or unfair treatment. 2》 (make up) (of parts) compose or constitute (a whole). 3》 put together or prepare something… …

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  • 103make clear — Synonyms and related words: account for, affect, aid, allegorize, betoken, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, clarify, clear the way, clear up, crack, dangle, decipher, demonstrate,… …

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  • 104make up — v. 1) (d; intr.) to make up for ( to recoup ) (to make up for lost time) 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to make up to ( to gain favor with ) (you should try to make up to your boss) 3) (D; intr.) ( to become reconciled ) to make up with (she made up… …

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  • 105make good — 1. Defend, maintain, vindicate, justify, stand by. 2. Fulfil, accomplish. 3. Establish, verify, confirm, prove, substantiate. 4. Compensate for, make compensation for, supply by an equivalent, make up for …

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  • 106make up — verb a) to constitute; to compose; to form He can make up the time next week. b) to compensate, fill in or catch up …

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  • 107make amends — apologize to someone you have hurt, make up for    What can I do to make amends for opening her personal mail? …

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  • 108make good — phrasal 1. (or make good on) to make valid or complete: as a. to make up for (a deficiency) b. indemnify < make good the loss > c. to carry out successfully < made good their escape > < made good on his promise > d. prove …

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  • 109make amends — after all the pain I ve caused, is it possible to make amends? he s obviously trying to make amends for what he s done Syn: make good, atone, make up, indemnify, expiate …

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  • 110make up — 1) let s kiss and make up Syn: be friends again, bury the hatchet, make peace, forgive and forget, shake hands, settle one s differences 2) she tried to make up for what she d said Syn: atone, make amends, compensate …

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