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remodel

[ree-mod-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.

Origin of remodel

First recorded in 1780–90; re- + model
Related formsre·mod·el·er; especially British, re·mod·el·ler, noun

Synonyms for remodel

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2. renew, renovate, re-create, repair.
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Related Words for remodel

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

Examples from the Web for remodel

Contemporary Examples of remodel

Historical Examples of remodel

  • Hubertine had taken up the shears to remodel one of the pieces of vellum.

    The Dream

    Emile Zola

  • Watch and remodel details if any distortion attends the drying process.

    Taxidermy

    Leon Luther Pray

  • It is to remodel the arm, for I don't think you can mend it; but you 'll see it yourself.

    The Fortunes Of Glencore

    Charles James Lever

  • It would be absurd to remodel them artificially after a pattern.

    Psychotherapy

    Hugo Mnsterberg

  • We have recalled L'Etre Supreme; we must now remodel this corrupted world.

    Zanoni

    Edward Bulwer Lytton

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
v.

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

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