make up vs vamp up

make up and vamp up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make up	No	No	Yes	No
vamp up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vamp up is a hyponym of make up; that is, vamp up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make up:

Other hyponyms of make up include mythologise, mythologize, confabulate, concoct, trump up, spin, vamp.

make up (verb)	vamp up (verb)
apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier	piece (something old) with a new part
put in order or neaten	make up
come to terms
concoct something artificial or untrue
devise or compose
do or give something to somebody in return
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
form or compose
adjust for