upmaking

1 of 2

noun

: an act or action of making up

upmaking

2 of 2

adjective

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Scottish

: making up for a shortcoming : compensating

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from gerund of obsolete Scots upmake to make up, from Middle English (Scots) upmaken, from up + maken to make

Adjective

from present participle of obsolete Scots upmake to make up

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