"makeover" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-makeover.wav Forms: makeovers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} makeover (plural makeovers)
  1. A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation. Wikipedia link: makeover Categories (topical): Cosmetics Synonyms: make-over Derived forms: mummy makeover Related terms: make over [verb] Coordinate_terms: facelift, overhaul, revamp Translations (a major change in use or appearance): reforma [feminine] (Catalan), relooking [masculine] (French), Umgestaltung [feminine] (German), Überarbeitung [feminine] (German), Renovierung [feminine] (German), Neugestaltung [feminine] (German), Aufarbeitung [feminine] (German), Instandsetzung [feminine] (German), Umarbeitung [feminine] (German), Neuaufstellung [feminine] (German), מַהְפָּךְ (mahapách) [masculine] (Hebrew), riconversione [feminine] (Italian), 変身 (henshin) (alt: へんしん) (Japanese), reforma [feminine] (Portuguese), renovação [feminine] (Portuguese), renovación [feminine] (Spanish), cambio de imagen [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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