"make over" meaning in All languages combined

See make over on Wiktionary

Verb [Dutch]

Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} make over
  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of overmaken Tags: dated, form-of, formal, present, singular, subjunctive Form of: overmaken
    Sense id: en-make_over-nl-verb-GWtzO~Hu Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-make over.ogg Forms: makes over [present, singular, third-person], making over [participle, present], made over [participle, past], made over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> over}} make over (third-person singular simple present makes over, present participle making over, simple past and past participle made over)
  1. (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them. Tags: idiomatic Translations (To renovate): преправям (prepravjam) (Bulgarian), reformar (Catalan), relooker (French), renovieren (German), aufarbeiten (German), überarbeiten (German), instandsetzen (German), umgestalten (German), reformar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-make_over-en-verb-qVrB1~jk Disambiguation of 'To renovate': 86 5 6 2
  2. (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To give a new physical look to, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_over-en-verb-Gk01J9BN
  3. (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon or take in a new direction. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_over-en-verb-h4Fi69yX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 78 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 8 7 74 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 83 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 77 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 86 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 8 70 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 8 70 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 10 68 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 7 75 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 8 74 10
  4. (idiomatic) To transfer ownership (or care) of, especially by means of a legal document. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_over-en-verb-2g2--iSF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: makeover [noun]

Inflected forms

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