make over

make over
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "make over":
present tense I/you/we/they make over he/she/it makes over present participle making over past tense made over past participle made over
1) to officially make someone else the owner of something
make something over to someone:

Before he died, he made his estate over to his wife.

2) to change or improve the appearance of someone or something

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