make up for

phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "make up for":
present tense I/you/we/they make up for he/she/it makes up for present participle making up for past tense made up for past participle made up for

1) make up for something to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged

Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.

2) make up for something to provide something good, so that something bad seems less important

The good weather made up for the bad organization.

He bought her some flowers to make up for being late.

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See:

lost I