makeover

[ meyk-oh-ver ]

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noun

a remodeling; renovation; restoration: The old house needs a complete makeover.
a thorough course of beauty and cosmetic treatments: Assistants spent four hours on the actress's makeover in preparation for the awards ceremony.

a change made in one’s life or lifestyle: Does your career or marriage need a makeover?

Origin of makeover

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase make over

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How to use makeover in a sentence

Live to spend it as your brother desired, to make over the old house and reinstate the old name.
The Mayor's Wife | Anna Katherine Green
But there are several old farmhouses that could be bought cheap, and they make over as good as new.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
He had another legacy to make over to him, a large iron case fastened with three iron locks.
Black Diamonds | Mr Jkai
It's silk, and a fine piece—I thought when I got it how splendidly it would make over.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Rajah Gholab Singh to be recognised as an independent sovereign over such territories as the British should make over to him.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for make over

make over

verb(tr, adverb)

to transfer the title or possession of (property, etc)
to renovate or remodel: she made over the dress to fit her sister

nounmakeover (ˈmeɪkˌəʊvə)

a complete remodelling
a series of alterations, including beauty treatments and new clothes, intended to make a noticeable improvement in a person's appearance

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Other Idioms and Phrases with makeover

makeover

Redo, renovate, as in We're making over the playroom into an additional bedroom. [Late 1600s]

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