reface

American  

[ree-feys] / riˈfeɪs /

verb (used with object)

refaced, refacing

1. to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).

2. to provide with a new facing, as a garment.

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reface British  

/ riːˈfeɪs /

verb

1. to repair or renew the facing of (a wall)

2. to put a new facing on (a garment)

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Etymology

Origin of reface

First recorded in 1850–55; re- + face

Example Sentences

“The jury found Deputy Buen guilty of reckless endangerment. And it is one step closer to getting justice for Christian. Deputy Buen will reface a jury of his peers.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Unlike Earth, where plate tectonics and biological processes regularly reface the planet, the moon’s surface is an archive of scars from impacts that have occurred over the satellite’s 4.5-billion-year lifetime.

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023

“It’s the type of industry that you want to rebrand or reface the Ironbound with. When we talk about green manufacturing, that’s what this is.”

From Slate • May 10, 2021

At 31 he walked off with a competition to reface the great medieval Basilica at Vicenza.

From Time Magazine Archive

Something almost like a sob rose from his heart as he bent and softly touched with his lips the floating curl above her temple, then turned back to resume his work and reface his troubles.

From A Trooper Galahad by King, Charles