The term 'MAKES UP' can be broken down into four separate words: ATONES (6 letters), ELAS (4 letters), ELATES (6 letters), and CONSISTS (8 letters). ATONES means to make amends or to apologize for a wrong, Elas is an archaic word meaning to loosen or relax, ELATES means to fill with joy or delight, and Consists means to be composed of or made up of. Together, these words can be interpreted as making up for wrongs, loosening up, filling with joy, and being composed of something.