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Definition of "makeover" []

  • An overall treatment to improve the appearance or change the image. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "makeover" in a sentence
  • "It was not that long ago that the term makeover suggested little more than a new eye shadow or"
  • "Despite receiving one heck of a makeover from the "Jersey Shore" crew, Cera's latest only landed in seventh place with $2.7 million in 1,873 theaters."
  • "Surely it must feel like a charade to her by now, realizing that the makeover is such a big part of presenting as the third (heterosexual) woman justice ..."