Dictionary

makeover en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.
   • This room is a mess; it needs a makeover.
   • There was no furniture or carpet to speak of. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and there was a smell of damp everywhere. It was as if they were living like squatters in their own flat. However, this was no time for a makeover, even a fifteen-minute one like on TV[…]. 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

Forms

Antonyms

makeunder

Coordinates

overhaul · revamp · facelift

Deriveds

mummy makeover

Relateds

make over

Translations (17)

it riconversione (a major change in use or appearance) · de Umarbeitung (a major change in use or appearance) · de Aufarbeitung (a major change in use or appearance) · es cambio de imagen (a major change in use or appearance) · de Neuaufstellung (a major change in use or appearance) · de Instandsetzung (a major change in use or appearance) · pt renovação (a major change in use or appearance) · ca reforma (a major change in use or appearance) · de Überarbeitung (a major change in use or appearance) · he מַהְפָּךְ (a major change in use or appearance) · pt reforma (a major change in use or appearance) · es renovación (a major change in use or appearance) · de Umgestaltung (a major change in use or appearance) · ja 変身 (a major change in use or appearance) · de Neugestaltung (a major change in use or appearance) · de Renovierung (a major change in use or appearance) · fr relooking (a major change in use or appearance)