makes over

verb

present tense third-person singular of make over
1
as in transforms
to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center

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2
as in cedes
to give over the legal possession or ownership of made the deed over to his daughter

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3
as in changes
to make different in some way just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general

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Recent Examples of makes over The latest version of the company’s first all-original hypercar makes over 2,000 hp and is only available with a manual transmission. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 Gater even makes over bedrooms, living rooms (and occasionally) kitchens. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 China makes over 70% of EV manufacturing and about 85% of battery cell production globally, according to the International Energy Agency. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 In the United States, the average squash player makes over $300,000/year, so this gives them access to that really special network. — Cassidy Wood, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 Now working for United Airlines as an avionics technician at Newark Liberty International Airport, repairing plane engines and electrical systems, the 25-year-old has already doubled her investment in the program and makes over six-figures. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 Advanced torque vectoring makes over 100 adjustments per second, sending power to each wheel independently for maximum grip and precision. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025 While the taxpayers are still permitted to make their normal contributions using traditional or Roth basis (up to $23,500 in 2025), the additional $7,500 will now be restricted to just Roth basis if the taxpayer makes over $145,000. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Markets are supposed to be taking a view on future earnings — and oil revenue still makes over half of Saudi government income — which means the slump in Aramco’s share price is not just a bad sign for the company, but for the wider Saudi economy. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes over
  1. transforms
  2. cedes
  3. changes
  4. converts
  5. conveys
  6. remodels
  7. assigns
  8. alters
Verb
  • At night, the theater transforms into a nightclub featuring various DJs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of buying one bag, a luxury shopper might buy three to four pairs of shoes, which transforms their outfit four times over.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of transforms
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  • OpenAI cedes priority for the 3D Euler result to Buckmaster and Alpöge, while claiming it for the Navier-Stokes result.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Uber’s Nigeria departure now cedes ground to both firms and a crop of local players like LagRide, a startup backed by the state government in Lagos.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cedes
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  • This changes the alignment of the two ferromagnetic layers, which alters how easily electrons can tunnel through the insulating barrier (a quantum phenomenon known as tunnel magnetoresistance) and changes the sensor’s electrical resistance.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Until… One big moment changes everything when a glitch occurs and the model agent solves a problem by lying about it, creating a scenario that is not true.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of changes
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  • The system generates electrical power and converts it into a highly concentrated beam.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Denying the incident or moving to an offensive posture converts a complaint about a product into a statement about character—and that’s much harder to walk back.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of converts
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  • Kalhammer’s Bowery Nation, which could have given its name to the exhibition, conveys the show’s intensely personal civic pride—its Campanilismo.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Ponyboy Curtis was played by Jordan Deandre Williams, who conveys all the pent-up angst and heartbreak of the sensitive, literary 14-year-old protagonist when commanding a song.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of conveys
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  • Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.
    — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Definition of remodels
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  • That information can then trigger a workflow that assigns the appropriate specialist, sets a deadline, monitors progress and escalates the issue when an exception occurs.
    — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Vetoes came weeks after bitter legislative fight Newsom’s August bid to rewrite how California law assigns wildfire liability to electrical utility companies drew opposition from a broad range of interest groups and lawmakers.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigns
Verb
  • Don’t take anything that alters your judgment or leaves you dependent on others to keep you safe.
    — Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But as climate change alters Earth’s weather and environment, petrichor is going to transform, too.
    — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Makes over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20over. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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