- remodel
- transitive verb Date: 1789 to alter the structure of ; remake
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
remodel
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remodel — UK US /ˌriːˈmɒdəl/ verb [T] (UK ll , US l ) ► PROPERTY to change the design and appearance of a building in order to make it more modern and attractive: »The warehouse is being cleaned and will be remodeled into 20 lofts. ► MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE… … Financial and business terms
Remodel — Re*mod el (r? m?d ?l), v. t. To model or fashion anew; to change the form of. [1913 Webster] The corporation had been remodeled. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remodel — index convert (change use), emend, modify (alter), reconstitute, reconstruct, recreate, reform, renew … Law dictionary
remodel — 1789, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + MODEL (Cf. model) (v.). Related: Remodeled; remodeling … Etymology dictionary
remodel — [v] reconstruct do up*, fix, fix up, make over, modernize, overhaul, reassemble, rebuild, recast, recondition, recreate, redesign, refurbish, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remake, renovate, repair, restore, revamp, upgrade; concepts 84,168,171 … New thesaurus
remodel — [rē΄mäd′ l] vt. remodeled or remodelled, remodeling or remodelling 1. to model again 2. to make over; rebuild … English World dictionary
remodel — [[t]ri͟ːmɒ̱d(ə)l[/t]] remodels, remodelling, remodelled VERB To remodel something such as a building or a room means to give it a different form or shape. [V n] Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings... [V n] The house was… … English dictionary
remodel — UK [ˌriːˈmɒd(ə)l] / US [ˌrɪˈmɑd(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms remodel : present tense I/you/we/they remodel he/she/it remodels present participle remodelling past tense remodelled past participle remodelled to change the structure or… … English dictionary
remodel — verb Remodel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bathroom … Collocations dictionary
remodel — remodeler; esp. Brit., remodeller, n. /ree mod l/, v.t., remodeled, remodeling or (esp. Brit.) remodelled, remodelling. 1. to model again. 2. to reconstruct; make over. [1780 90; RE + MODEL] Syn. 2. renew, renovate, re create, repair. * * * … Universalium
