Definition of "making-up" [mak•ing-up]

• The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof. (noun)
• The act of becoming reconciled or friendly. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "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.""
• "Picking up scraps of yarn from the making-up process."
• "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."