facelift
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/
- FARMINGTON -- The Civic Center's exhibit hall may soon receive a much-needed facelift if the City Council approves proposed plans at its Oct. 2 work session.
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- Make sure that the club was right 'cause we gave Girl Collection a facelift.
- Apple Notes is just getting a major facelift.
- Just imagine a bit like a facelift, like redoing floors, paint, kitchen, cabinetry, bathrooms, things like this are very simple to do.
- And so that means you need to give business a facelift.
Examples
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The city library is getting a new facelift to attract more visitors with updated facilities.
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After a recent facelift, Yale's library search system is taking a page from another popular search engine: Google.
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So we got a little facelift up there just by doing that.
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Gave your buildings a facelift, about all I can do in a week.
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However, some still require a little facelift, since we are one year into the future and we have the technology.
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So when did the old place get a facelift?
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We give the hotel a facelift.
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The museum was closed last fall so construction crews could give it a $1.3 million, 7-month-long facelift.
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We'd like to dust off our forum interface and give it a much-needed facelift.
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As archaeologists struggle to make sense of ancient Saqqara, the modern site is getting a much-needed facelift.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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3.1
Work to repair and improve a building so it looks like new
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4.0
A small change to the look of something to make it more modern or attractive
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5.4
To make a person or thing seem younger and fresher
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4.2
Making a place or thing look nicer
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3.8
A cosmetic update to a building or place that makes it look newer
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3.7
Cleaning, fixing, and improving a building or room so it is in good condition again
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3.4
Making a room look new by changing paint, furniture or style
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2.5
A new, clean style for something, like clothes or a room
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4.5
A change to the style or look of something, for example a car
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A new appearance made to seem more modern and attractive
Antonyms
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8.4
A building or place that becomes run-down and damaged because people do not care for it
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Etymology
Facelift uses the same image of face + lift, a helpful way to remember it is as 'making the face look better'. So a facelift for a building or product is a set of changes that 'raise' or refresh its appearance without major work.