work on vs make over

work on and make over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
work on	No	No	Yes	No
make over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make over is a hyponym of work on; that is, make over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work on:

Other hyponyms of work on include hot-work, cold work, coldwork, overwork, retread, rework, rack, tool, till.

work on (verb)	make over (verb)
shape, form, or improve a material	make new
to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something	use again in altered form