to make over

Examples

• All

• She wanted to make over the old furniture with a coat of paint to fit her new decor style.

• " Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for making someone over?

  Fiction book (1994)

• I made over the mother's cooking, an easy thing to do.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We've had a room especially made over for you, Mr. Zinthrop and Mrs. Warren has a room adjoining yours so there'll be someone near you at all times.

  The Wasp Woman (1959)

• After a long discussion, we decided to make over the old garden into a beautiful flower bed.

• The team was excited to make over the website, giving it a fresh look and better usability.

Synonyms

R

to rewrite

vsto make over

112 2.8

To make a new version of a text to improve or change it

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to reinvent

vsto make over

102 4.3

Make a thing or person look new and work better

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to redesign

vsto make over

56 3.7

Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to remake

vsto make over

52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to redo

vsto make over

47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to rework

vsto make over

30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to repurpose

vsto make over

19 4.2

To use something for a new purpose instead of its original one

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to repackage

vsto make over

14 3.9

Put something into a new box or present it in a new way

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to reimagine

vsto make over

9 4.7

Think of something in a new way

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to recast

vsto make over

9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to redraft

vsto make over

3 3.5

Write something again to make it better

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to refashion

vsto make over

3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to restyle

vsto make over

2 3.9

To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to remold

vsto make over

• US

2 4.6

To change how something is shaped or how it works

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to recompose

vsto make over

1 6.0

Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to redevelop

vsto make over

1 4.7

To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to reface

vsto make over

1 6.7

To put new material on the surface of something so it looks new

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

R

to refigure

vsto make over

1 7.0

To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting

reuses the original item after altering it for a new form

Antonyms

D

to discard

130 2.7

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

How Transformed

to transform

523 3.4

to make over

10 5.1

to adapt

178 3.2

to alter

493 2.5

to reuse

44 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology