reface
verb (used with object)
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
refaced
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past participleof reface.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reface.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
refaceverb (used with object)to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
Example Sentences
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The soccer-specific facility normally used by Seattle Pacific University, high-school and club teams was refaced in Ballard FC signage, including an imposing, red replica metal bridge affixed to the entryway gates.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2022
Around the corner, Loro Piana, a purveyor of Italian couture, has been refaced with wood that matches its red awning.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2020
At the Umayad Mosque, bullet-scarred walls are being refaced and the stones of the fallen minaret are piled ready to be rebuilt under a yellow crane.
From Reuters ● May 1, 2019
Much of the facade, including the late 16th Century oak doors, remained largely unchanged until the masonry was refaced with harder stone in 1714.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2018
In hundreds of country churches the plinths on which the columns of the nave rest are probably pieces of the foundation of the older wall, refaced, or even left in the rough.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) Thompson
