Make up and Wreck

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Make up verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.

Usage example: we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked “some assembly required”

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Wreck is an antonym for make up.

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

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Make up is an antonym for wreck.

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

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