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Make Over (Verb)

Make new; "She is remaking her image".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The designer decided to give the old house a complete make over by changing its interior and exterior.
To attract new customers, the company was planning to give its products and marketing strategy a total make over.
After years of bad press, the actor was working with his team to make over his public image.
The couple wanted to make over their backyard into a beautiful garden.
The fashion magazine enlisted a team of experts to help make over the shy girl into a confident model.

Use again in altered form; "retread an old plot".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The film is essentially a make_over of an old movie with updated characters and settings.
The new TV show is a make_over of the classic series with a modern twist and new actors.
They decided to make_over the classic fairy tale into a sci-fi adventure.
The author attempted to make_over the original story but the changes didn't quite work.
The video game is a make_over of the arcade classic with improved graphics and gameplay.