make over

verb

1. to transfer the title or possession of (property, etc)

2. to renovate or remodel

   she made over the dress to fit her sister

noun

1. a complete remodelling

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

Change or transfer ownership, usually through a legal document, as in She made over the house to her daughter . This usage was first recorded in 1546.

Example Sentences

Whatever arrangement Allen is making over the phone, we don’t need to know about it.

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"All of us across healthcare have a responsibility to work together to improve care and treatment for all and to build on the improvements that have already been made over the last 24 years."

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They have also benefited from all of the contacts their parents have made over the years, says Palmer.

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In total more than 2,900 reports were made over the past 10 years involving children.

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Homelessness Minister Alison McGovern said homelessness in the UK had been "too high for too long" and the funding would help address the "crisis made over the past decade".

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Related Words

• assign 
• bring 
• carry 
• cede 
• change 
• convert 
• deliver 
• dispatch 
• ferry 
• find 
• give 
• hand over 
• move 
• pass on 
• provide 
• relocate 
• remove 
• sell 
• send 
• shift