remodel

[ ree-mod-l ]

/ riˈmɒd l /

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verb (used with object), re·mod·eled, re·mod·el·ing or (especially British) re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ling.

to model again.

to reconstruct; make over.

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2 renew, renovate, re-create, repair.

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Origin of remodel

First recorded in 1780–90; re- + model

OTHER WORDS FROM remodel

re·mod·el·er; especially British, re·mod·el·ler, noun

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remittent, remitter, remix, remnant, remnants, remodel, remodeling, remonetize, remonstrance, remonstrant, remonstrate

How to use remodel in a sentence

Goody, 29, and her husband, Bobby Hawkes, 28, a self-employed remodeling contractor, soon had covid-19, too.
Restaurants throw away a lot of food. These volunteers pick it up first and take it to people who are hungry.|Cathy Free|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Lutèce, a mere 33 seats, has been remodeled to include an open kitchen and custom-made mirrors.
Georgetown gains a little gem in Lutèce|Tom Sietsema|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
About 1,000 people showed up to their house, which had been specifically remodeled to accommodate large dances.
Not all presidents’ dance skills are created equal|Bonnie Berkowitz, Joanne Lee|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
We remodeled our kitchen recently, and now I can't find the recipe.
Hints From Heloise: Getting vitamin D into your diet|Heloise Heloise|January 20, 2021|Washington Post

Say a real estate investor produces a video series on how they remodel homes.
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In exchange for $200,000 in a furniture remodel, Lohan was supposed to film a big reveal moment, but allegedly refused.
Lindsay Lohan’s Rap Sheet: Arrests, Car Wrecks, Mounting Debt & More|Kevin Fallon|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I vowed to be less impulsive about my decisions to remodel our home,” Andy, 41, says.
Wedding Bells at N.Y. City Hall|Jessica Bennett|July 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We should remodel the Government, and teach the sans culottes the hazard of trying the trade of politicians.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Isabel's brain seemed to eliminate every thought it had ever possessed and hurriedly to remodel down to one agonizing point.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Richardson taught Germany to remodel her theories of heroism, her whole system of admirations, her conception of deserts.
Laurence Sterne in Germany|Harvey Waterman Thayer
The mask was recognised; the man who wore it was expected to remodel it upon himself.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
But we wish to destroy what he has left untouched, or would remodel it, would modernize it.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for remodel

remodel

verb (riːˈmɒdəl) -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)

to change or alter the structure, style, or form of (something)expand and remodel the kitchen

to model again in clay, wax, etc; remould

noun (ˈriːˌmɒdəl)

something that has been remodelled

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