Synonyms for made over

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : meyk

Phonetic Transcription : meɪk

Top 10 synonyms for made over

Other synonyms for the word made over

Définition of made over

Origin : Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.

As in remade : adj rebuilt
As in reconstruct : verb reorganize, build up
As in reform : verb correct, rectify
As in remodel : verb reconstruct
As in renovate : verb fix up, modernize
As in revamp : verb renovate
As in transfer : verb pass possession to
As in transform : verb change completely
As in cede : verb abandon, surrender
As in change : verb make or become different
As in coddle : verb indulge, pamper
As in convert : verb change belief, especially regarding religion
As in correct : verb fix, adjust
As in dispose of : verb throw away
As in endow : verb give large gift
As in give : verb contribute, supply, transfer

Example sentences :

The bill could not be made over or materially amended in the House.
Extract from : « Government Ownership of Railroads, and War Taxation » by Otto H. Kahn

Sometimes a platform is made over the grave with an image of Siva.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

And the fuss she made over him, calling him her 'poor, ill-used lamb.'
Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey

There is no friendship equal to that which is made over the common study of books.
Extract from : « Chosen Peoples » by Israel Zangwill

In our future development the United States will largely be made over.
Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory

It contains some old clothes, which may be made over for you, and so save you expense.
Extract from : « The Telegraph Boy » by Horatio Alger, Jr.

The unused warehouse had practically been made over into an apartment.
Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett

The faces he made over it were something too weird to describe.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

It is money your father has made over to my keeping, for this and similar purposes.
Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell

Now, the examination of the heart was made over again in this position.
Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks » by H. Irving Hancock

Antonyms for made over

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