make over

1 to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center Synonyms of make over alchemize, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose, transubstantiateWords Related to make over 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

2 to give over the legal possession or ownership of made the deed over to his daughter Synonyms of make over alien, alienate, assign, cede, convey, deed, transferWords Related to make over bequeath, hand down, leave, pass (down), will; bestow, commend, commit, confer, contribute, deliver, donate, grant, hand over, move, pass, present, release, relinquish, surrender, transmit, turn in, turn over, vest, yield; consign, entrust (also intrust), trust; lease, lend, let [chiefly British], loan, rentNear Antonyms of make over expropriate

3 to make different in some way just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general Synonyms of make over alter, change, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, varyWords Related to make over deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retoolAntonyms of make over fix, freeze, set, stabilize