restyle

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verb

To refashion (something) in a new style or shape, to fit another purpose.

OriginEnglish style ← Middle English stile ← Old French estile →
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Meanings

verbrestyle (third-person singular simple present restyles, present participle restyling, simple past and past participle restyled)

present singular third person restyles · participle present restyling · participle past restyled · past restyled

  1. transitiveTo refashion (something) in a new style or shape, to fit another purpose.
  2. transitiveTo give another name, designation or title to.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Medieval Latinstylus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  8. Proto-Italic*stiglos?
  9. Latinstilu
  10. Old Frenchestile
  11. Middle Englishstile
  12. Englishstyle
  13. Englishrestyle

From re- + style.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with restyle

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Anagrams

terselyEsterly
Cite this entry
APA

restyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restyle

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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