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- [meyk oh-ver]
- /meɪk ˈoʊ vər/
- /meɪk ˈəʊvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk oh-ver]
- /meɪk ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of make over words
- verb with object make over to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object make over to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object make over to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object make over to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object make over to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object make over to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of make over
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
make over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make over
verb make over
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
Antonyms for make over
verb make over
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
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