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Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).

countable, uncountable, usually An item's composition. To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
countable, uncountable, usually Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. She is wearing a lot of makeup.
uncountable, usually Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.
uncountable, usually A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material. “Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”
uncountable, usually In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.

alternative Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).make up I raided my closet and left Clay in my living room while I changed and makeuped in the bathroom.