maquiller

French

verb
Definitions
  • to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish
  • to make up (a story, lie, scenario, etc.), to fabricate; to pretend

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French macquiller (do, work) inherited from Old French *makier (make, build) derived from Frankish *makjan derived from Old Dutch macōn (make, do) derived from *makōn (work, make, build) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (knead, make, mix, work, great, press) derived from Picard maquier derived from Middle Dutch maken (make, do).

Origin

Middle Dutch

maken

Gloss

make, do

Concept
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