facelift

Or face-lift

[feys-lift]

noun

1. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.

2. a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.

verb (used with object)

1. to perform a surgical facelift upon.

2. to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance.

   Our old offices have been facelifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facelift¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

The 4,010-guest vessel recently underwent a facelift to celebrate its seventh birthday.

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A quick search on socials and my feed is inundated with posts from people in their late 20s, 30s, discussing different types of facelift - the mini, the ponytail, the deep plane.

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He also joked that it was not a facelift.

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The network desperately needed something fresh – not just a facelift, but a full blood transfusion.

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The country’s main hospital is getting a facelift, and crews are renovating colonial buildings.

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