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Definition of Make over
1. Verb. Use again in altered form. "Retread an old plot"
2. Verb. Make new. "She is remaking her image"
Generic synonyms: Create, Make, Produce
Specialized synonyms: Recast, Reforge, Remodel
Derivative terms: Makeover, Makeover, Remake
Definition of Make over
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction ¹
4. Verb. (idiomatic) To transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Make Over
Literary usage of Make over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, Council of Safety (Conn.)., James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1885)
"... in Jan.v last and bein£ unable to discharge the said balance with bis personal
estate did make over and ..."
2. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
"it will bo content to make over and convey everything of the Company aforesaid,
in case their High ..."
3. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1904)
"Solon was made general, and he recovered the island and saved Athens from ruin.
110. Solon's Appointment as Archon, to make over ..."
4. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"To make over a child means 'to make a great display of affection or admiration,'
but to make-over a child may mean 'to re-make the entire character of the ..."
5. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"make over. In construing a deed where the language used was "for value received
of Q. and В., I hereby make over and confirm unto them and their heirs," ..."
6. An Institute of the Law of Scotland: In Four Books : in the Order of Sir by John Erskine, George Mackenzie, James Ivory (1828)
"De verb. obi. ; yet the usage of Scotland permits an heir to sell or make over
his hope of succession during the life of his ancestor ; Durie, July 6. ..."
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