makeover

[meyk-oh-ver]

noun

1. a remodeling; renovation; restoration.

   The old house needs a complete makeover.

2. a thorough course of beauty and cosmetic treatments.

   Assistants spent four hours on the actress's makeover in preparation for the awards ceremony.

3. a change made in one’s life or lifestyle.

   Does your career or marriage need a makeover?

Word History and Origins

Origin of makeover¹

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

Example Sentences

His other second-term developments include a gilded makeover for the White House, paving over the Rose Garden and constructing a $250m ballroom, as well as the clearing of homeless encampments throughout the capital.

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A successful retirement may start with some baby steps rather than a wholesale makeover of your life.

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Then they suffered through one season with their current bullpen—and chose to undergo a total makeover.

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The mall makeover is part of a decades-long trend of repurposing dead shopping centers, devastated by the pivot to online shopping.

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The White House makeover was funded by the Trust for the National Mall.

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Related Words

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• renovation 
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• restoration