make-over

A form of makeover — A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.

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Meanings

nounmake-over (plural make-overs)

plural make-overs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of makeover.

    At the same time, train operator Northern has given the station a good make-over as part of its initiative to make this extensive (but now operationally over-large) range of buildings attractive to tenants.

    2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Arch Company Award for Urban Heritage: Knaresborough”, in RAIL, number 946, page 56
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APA

make-over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-over

MLA

“make-over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make-over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-over.

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