make up
also UK make it up— phrasal verb with make uk/meɪk/us/meɪk/verb made, made
to forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement:
They kissed and made up, as usual.
UK We often quarrel but we always make it up soon after.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making & accepting apologies
- absolution
- afraid
- atonement
- conciliate
- excusable
- excuse
- excuse/pardon my French! idiom
- forge
- forgiving
- make it up to sb idiom
- mend
- mend your fences idiom
- overlook
- pardon (me) idiom
- recompense
- reconcile
- repentant
- sink
- take sb back
- unrepentant
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