remodel
Americanverb (used with object)
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remodels,
present (3rd person singular)
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remodeled,
past participle, past
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remodelled,
past participle, past (especially British)
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remodeling,
present participle
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remodelling
present participle (especially British)
verb
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to change or alter the structure, style, or form of (something)
expand and remodel the kitchen
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to model again in clay, wax, etc; remould
noun
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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remodelsimple
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remodelssimple
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have remodeledperfect
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have remodelledperfect
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has remodeledperfect
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has remodelledperfect
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am remodelingprogressive
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am remodellingprogressive
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are remodelingprogressive
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are remodellingprogressive
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is remodelingprogressive
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is remodellingprogressive
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have been remodelingperfect progressive
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have been remodellingperfect progressive
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has been remodelingperfect progressive
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has been remodellingperfect progressive
Past
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remodeledsimple
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remodelledsimple
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had remodeledperfect
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had remodelledperfect
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was remodelingprogressive
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was remodellingprogressive
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were remodelingprogressive
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were remodellingprogressive
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had been remodelingperfect progressive
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had been remodellingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remodel
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A Costco customer can only buy so many mixed nuts, but a $5 screwdriver sale at Home Depot could—and often did—one day lead to a $100,000 remodel project, or several.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A kitchen and bathroom remodel were also completed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
He also said that, following the return of rail operators to public ownership, he wanted to "remodel the rail fares so that we can get more public benefit for people".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The encouraging part is that you really can learn to multitask. There is actually a way to remodel your brain architecture and use other parts of your brain."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Only yesterday you were saying how busy you are and now you’re helping remodel the Boston house?”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Within weeks Masino pulled a U-turn, dumping the new logo, dropping the marketing firm behind it and pausing restaurant remodels, bringing back proven sellers like campfire meals and ham dinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Experience remodels the brain to bypass that frontal bottleneck. The prefrontal cortex then stays free for whatever else you want to do, increasing your capacity," Riesenhuber explained.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Investors also appeared to like the message new CEO Greg Forlan was sending about his plans to cut costs, so that Kroger can cut prices and invest in store remodels.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Since Niccol took the helm, Starbucks has made meaningful changes across the business, from management reshuffles and labor investments to store remodels and menu updates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
It creates, changes and remodels the earth upon which it is to live.
From The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings by Max Heindel
Mr. Daniels, remodeled with heavy hair and makeup, still only vaguely resembles his subject, though he does have an endearing way of imitating Reagan’s tendency to tilt his head this way and that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He eventually remodeled the estate and sold it in 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Additional updates throughout the home include refinished hardwood floors, fresh interior paint, new carpeting, and a remodeled guest bathroom,” the description notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
When we thought Catch One was going out of business, they were remodeled into a much easier modular space.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Orpheus, a professional architect, remodeled their house, designed and built a separate studio for Marian, and dammed up a small brook to make a swimming hole.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis insisted that the venue chosen, a remodelled university lecture hall in the central city of Larissa, was one of the two biggest courtrooms in Greece.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri marked her return to Fendi at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, presenting a sensual and lightweight collection featuring "remodelled" furs and leathers crafted like lace.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Penrhyn Castle, as well as remodelled Ashford Castle, were built to appear older "for industrialists who made a fortune during the Victorian era".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Should they pass, the RFU's remodelled structure would be contrary to standards set by funding bodies Sport England and UK Sport which support rugby union and the staging of major events.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
Contracted in their scope under Henry VIII. and Elizabeth, these charters of urban freedom were, under the Stuarts, so remodelled as to transfer from the burgesses to the Crown the appointment of municipal officers.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott
The results indicate that some patterns of bone growth and remodeling may have appeared earlier in dinosaur evolution than scientists previously believed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
After getting fired, Eatherly pivoted, creating his own remodeling business, named after his initials, DLE Contracting.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Home-improvement retailers rely on housing turnover to drive sales, since homeowners often undertake remodeling projects before selling or after buying a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In February, the National Association of Home Builders said that it expects the remodeling market to grow in the coming years because of this so-called lock-in effect, as well as aging housing stock.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
At some point in the remodeling of Mains, one of the courtyards had become completely isolated.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The main change centred around remodelling the par-five 11th - turning it from a dog-leg to a 601-yard straight hole by removing numerous bushes - to allow for the construction of a new practice area.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Her work included enlarging and remodelling the medieval manor at Hardwick, now known as Hardwick Old Hall.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Preparations include transferring some adult inmates to other facilities, building classrooms and remodelling cells.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
The paper "ER remodelling is a feature of ageing and depends on ER-phagy" was published in Nature Cell Biology in February 2026.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026
But this is simply an idealistic remodelling of the state of affairs in the primal horde, where all of the sons knew that they were equally persecuted by the primal father, and feared him equally.
From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Sigmund Freud
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