单词 | to make over |
释义 | > as lemmasto make over to make over 1. transitive. a. To hand over (sometimes spec. by a formal agreement); to transfer the possession of or responsibility for (a thing, an undertaking, etc.) from oneself to another. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > transfer [verb (transitive)] assign1297 bequeathc1305 alienc1400 analy1405 releasea1425 alienate?a1475 to make over1478 convey1495 transport1523 to put over1542 dispone?1548 design1573 pass1587 to set over1594 transfer1598 abalienate1646 attorn1649 demise1670 enure1736 to will away1773 divest1790 1478 G. Cely Let. 8 May (1975) 21 I trost to God to make yow houyr at thys marte C li. ster. and mor. 1546 O. Johnson in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 178 When she doeth intend to occupie her monney she will lett me knowe for to write to Robert Androwe to make it over. 1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. F Roger, Ile make ouer my shop and tooles to thee. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 13 The mercies that Christ hath purchased for their Children, and made over to them. 1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. v. 143 Being persuaded to make it [sc. a fortune] over to his son. 1790 in Amer. Pioneer (1842) 1 72 Nathaniel Massie doth bind and oblige himself his heirs, &c., to make over and convey..one in-lot in said town. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility II. x. 189 The good understanding between the Colonel and Miss Dashwood seemed rather to declare that the honours of the mulberry-tree, the canal, and the yew arbour, would all be made over to her . View more context for this quotation 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xiii. 213 He inquired whether Mr. Pyncheon would make over to him the old wizard's homestead-ground, together with the House of the Seven Gables. 1879 M. J. Guest Lect. Hist. Eng. xxi. 206 He made over the whole free kingdom of England to the Pope. 1883 W. Black Yolande III. xiii. 249 It is all settled now, and the land made over to its rightful possessor. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 180 My prisoner had no sooner been made over to me than [etc.]. 1969 I. Murdoch Bruno's Dream i. 4 He must find out about a deed of gift and make the stamp collection over to somebody and not let the Income Tax have it. 1984 N. Annan Leslie Stephen (1986) iii. 112 He had already made over the management of their affairs to her. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > settle (property) [verb (transitive)] > put property in trust to feoff (one person) to the use of1491 to put (out) to nurse1593 to make over1650 trustee1818 1650 T. May Old Couple (1658) iv. 33 All your widowes of Aldermen, that marry Lords, of late, Make over their estates, and by that meanes, Retaine a power to curbe their lordly husbands. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 39 And Widdows, who have try'd one Lover, Trust none again, 'till th'have made over. a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. xv. 293 By what means their income was to be formed, whether landed property were to be resigned, or funded money made over, was a matter in which her disinterested spirit took no concern. View more context for this quotation 2. intransitive. = to come over 1 at come v. Phrasal verbs 1. rare (chiefly regional). ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > travel across or beyond to come overeOE overfareOE overstridea1200 overgoc1225 to go over1415 cross1486 forpass1486 to make over1488 to put over1590 to make through1606 traject1711 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] to come overeOE passc1300 to pass byc1390 overwend?a1400 to go over1415 to pass througha1425 overdrawa1450 to make over1488 to get overa1500 transita1500 transire1592 to make through1606 transpass1626 to get through1694 1488 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 656 And they had nott seylyd not paste vj legys butt they aspied a Frencheman, and the Frencheman mad ouer to them. 1608 E. Grimeston tr. J. F. Le Petit Gen. Hist. Netherlands xvi. 1290 Sir Robert Mansel obserued their course, and knowing they should fall among those ships which laie in the downes, hee made ouer to the coast of France, to meet with them. 1869 J. S. Le Fanu Wyvern Myst. III. xi. 153 I held my tongue, but made over here to put our heads together and make sure o' the matter. 1942 S. O'Casey Pictures in Hallway 143 There's no actual damage done, is there? he asked, making over to her. 3. transitive. To remake, refashion (a garment, etc.); to refurbish, restore; to transform, reorganize. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > fashion anew [verb (transitive)] reforge1542 unfashion1569 to make over1582 refashion1613 remodel1660 remake1766 recast1790 new-dress1795 rework1837 rejigger1899 rejig1948 jigger1961 1582 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 236 Fyndis the watter mettis and land mettis..to be awld, worn, and decayet,..to caus renew and mak ower the same to the awld just mesour of the realme. 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. Fv A Sermon..that was preached before His Majesty, and by his special command to be Printed, is it seems making over again, there having been sure some error in the Fonte.] 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 56 Age and Youth can never be made over, or adjusted. Nothing but Time can take away Years, or give them. 1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. ix. 125 I wanted the violet silk; but there isn't time to make it over, so I must be contented with my old tarlatan. 1872 H. W. Beecher Pop. Lect. Preaching ii. 39 Perhaps he may be able to make himself over. 1899 R. W. Trine In Tune with Infinite (1903) 50 That the entire human structure can be completely changed, made over, within a period of less than one year. 1903 H. James Ambassadors iv. viii. 111 The new quantity was represented by the fact that Chad had been made over. 1928 R. Macaulay Keeping up Appearances ix. 94 Feeling..in need of restoration, she..had a small port. That's better, she agreed with herself..makes you feel quite made over. 1936 ‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles xvi. 180 She..never recognized Chris... She'd heard that they made you over in Hollywood. Perhaps that was it. 1958 Technology Jan. 375/4 Had we better do what we can to ‘make over’ the traditional grammar school for an age of scientific industry? 1972 Daily Tel. 8 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 26/1 A sewing machine stands on a table with a limp-looking dress, in the process of being ‘made over’, hanging on a nearby chair. 1989 Boardroom July 46/1 The three stucco-fronted, porticoed houses on the Smiths Charity estate have been made over into 15 flats. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] remuea1325 movea1382 translatea1382 transfer1382 transfigurec1384 removea1387 to turn overa1425 transume1483 to carry about1496 traduce1546 transplant1555 transact1621 transmigrate1635 hand1642 to make over1713 recover1719 to carry over1850 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 30 July 2/2 My Waist..is reduced to the Depth of four Inches, by what I have already made over to my Neck. < as lemmas |
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