make over

make over

verb

Definition of MAKE OVER

transitive verb

1

: to transfer the title of (property)

2

a : remake, remodel, redesign <made the whole house over> b : reform 1

Examples of MAKE OVER

1. <the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center>
2. <made the deed over to his daughter>

First Known Use of MAKE OVER

1546

Related to MAKE OVER

Synonyms: alchemize, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate

Antonyms: fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Related Words: adjust, alter, modify, recast; redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify; displace, replace, substitute, supplant

Near Antonyms: expropriate

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Rhymes with MAKE OVER

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