make over 1 of 2

verb

Definition of make overnext
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as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center

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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of made the deed over to his daughter

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as in to remodel
to make different in some way just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general

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makeover

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noun

as in transformation

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Recent Examples of make over
Verb
The Department of Health and Human Services is moving to make adjustments to testosterone-therapy labels, reversing changes made over a decade ago that restricted availability for some men. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 25 June 2026 The operational and back-office functions—finance, compliance and HR, for example—are where processes are most repetitive, document- and data-heavy, and where compound ROI gains are made over time. — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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After retiring, the linebacker underwent a surprising makeover, receiving 5,300 grafts of hair in a transplant facilitated by Restore. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Current Palace owner Thomas Donall swept in and purchased the original property to give it a proper makeover. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for make over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make over
  1. transform
  2. cede
  3. remodel
  4. transformation
  5. convert
  6. assign
  7. modify
  8. modification
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  • Task-specific intelligence, multi-modal sensing and real-time computing can transform the speed and agility with which companies can sense and respond to their external environment.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • For the three-day event, Cal Expo transformed into an X Games hub, where some of the world’s best BMX bike, skateboard and motocross athletes competed across 18 events.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of transform
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  • But rather than cede ground to an outsider, the town's residents plant TNT in every single structure, blowing them up before Lassiter can get his hands on them.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • The Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant has yet to gain anything approaching ubiquity in the business world, and the GitHub Copilot coding agent has ceded market share to newer players.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of cede
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  • Costco requested city approval to reconfigure a portion of its parking lot and remodel a corner of the store’s building.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • The Leading Explanation For An Adam’s Apple Why testosterone would remodel the throat at all is the more interesting question, and the leading explanation is a matter of acoustics.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of remodel
Noun
  • This led to vast transformations in surgery, childbirth, handwashing, sterilization and infection control, per NIH and the Science History Institute.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Kardashian, 45, was first to debut North’s style transformation, posting her daughter with vibrant blue hair to her Instagram Stories in June 2025.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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  • There are nods to the environmental devastation wrought by the cattle industry that dominated Southern California in the first half of the 19th century, as well as the Faustian bargain struck by Indigenous people who converted to Catholicism.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of convert
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  • The man — identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson — fled on foot, pursued by Memphis police officers along with Tennessee National Guard soldiers who are assigned to the area.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • Around the same time, Sullivan, who was assigned male at birth, began questioning her gender identity.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of assign
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  • Open-source and open-weight models make different parts of an AI model available for developers to inspect, use and sometimes modify.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • These machines can accelerate harder than traditional e-bikes, and in many cases can be modified to travel much faster.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of modify
Noun
  • Its design uses thermoelectric cooling built directly into the lid, meaning users do not need bags of ice, external chillers or plumbing modifications.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Despite its streamlined simplicity and modest spec, the Lightcamp is ultimately a more comprehensive conversion than the typical camper kit, extending into permanent base van modification.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Definition of modification

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