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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.

RELATED WORDS

rehabilitate, upgrade, overhaul, restore, rebuild, refurbish, revamp, renovate, recondition, modernize, remake, redesign, repair, rejuvenate, fix, recreate, recast, reassemble

Nearby words

  1. remittee,
  2. remittent,
  3. remitter,
  4. remix,
  5. remnant,
  6. remodeling,
  7. remolade,
  8. remonetize,
  9. remonstrance,
  10. remonstrant

Origin of remodel

First recorded in 1780–90; re- + model
Related formsre·mod·el·er; especially British, re·mod·el·ler, noun
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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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Word Origin and History for remodel

remodel

v.

1789, from re- "back, again" + model (v.). Related: Remodeled; remodeling.

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