remodel

R1E1M3O1D2E1L1

verb

to change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verbremodel (third-person singular simple present remodels, present participle (US) remodeling or (UK) remodelling, simple past and past participle (US) remodeled or (UK) remodelled)

present singular third person remodels · US participle present remodeling · UK participle present remodelling · US participle past remodeled · US past remodeled · UK participle past remodelled · UK past remodelled

  1. to change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of

    PC remodeling takes place through deacylation and reacylation processes that is defined as the Lands cycle [12 ].

    2015 December 19, “Molecular Characterization of Two Lysophospholipid:acyl-CoA Acyltransferases Belonging to the MBOAT Family in Nicotiana benthamiana”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    3 more examples

    Modern engine sheds of advanced design have also been built at Radyr, Abercynon, and elsewhere, whilst other depots have been remodelled and re-equipped.

    1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 161

    Orificial atherosclerotic lesions are much less likely to respond to balloon dilation alone because they are essentially composed of aortic plaque, which cannot be effectively cracked and remodeled in a durable manner by a balloon alone.

    2007, Courtney M. Townsend, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

    The bad news is that few of NR's suggested answers can be delivered quickly. Many involve laying new tracks or remodelling junctions, while there's a suggestion that Oxford Road station itself needs to be rebuilt.

    2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 22
nounremodel (plural remodels)

plural remodels

  1. Synonym of remodeling.

    The work on this remodel was slow going.

    2008, Marilyn Pappano, Intimate Enemy
    1 more example

    Is it worth the money? A study by House Method, a website that provides guides and information for homeowners, examined the value of bathroom remodels to help answer the question. To put it simply: For a gut bathroom renovation, the answer is usually yes.

    2022 September 15, Michael Kolomatsky, “Is That Bathroom Remodel Worth It?”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: remodeling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of remodeling.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbdo over, as of (part of) a house

verbcast or model anew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  8. Proto-Italic*medos
  9. Latinmodus
  10. Late Latinmodulus
  11. Vulgar Latin*modellus
  12. Old Italianmodello
  13. Middle Frenchmodelle
  14. Englishmodel
  15. Englishremodel

From re- + model.

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Translations

Bulgarian реконструи́рам
  • реконструи́рам (rekonstruíram)to change appearance of
Catalan remodelar
  • remodelarto change appearance of
Finnish remontoida, rempata
  • remontoidato change appearance of
  • rempatato change appearance of
French remodeler
  • remodelerto change appearance of
German umbilden, umgestalten
  • umbildento change appearance of
  • umgestaltento change appearance of
Hungarian átalakít, átdolgoz
  • átalakítto change appearance of
  • átdolgozto change appearance of
  • átformálto change appearance of
  • átépítto change appearance of
Italian rimodellare
  • rimodellareto change appearance of
Latin remodellō
  • remodellōto change appearance of
Polish remontować
  • remontowaćto change appearance of
Portuguese remodelar
  • remodelarto change appearance of
Romanian remodela
  • remodelato change appearance of
Russian переде́лать, реконструи́ровать
  • переде́лать (peredélatʹ)to change appearance of
  • реконструи́ровать (rekonstruírovatʹ)to change appearance of
  • переобору́довать (pereoborúdovatʹ)to change appearance of
Spanish remodelar, reformar
  • remodelarto change appearance of
  • reformarto change appearance of

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APA

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MLA

“remodel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remodel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remodel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remodel.

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