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to remold

to remold

2 4.6
To change how something is shaped or how it works
  • verb
  • /riːˈmoʊld/
  • US
translation icon : reformar
  • The artist decided to remold the sculpture to better reflect her vision.
  • remold its culture

And when you do that, you tend to get a draft done faster, which gives you more time to go back and kind of remould that draft.

Examples

  • The evolving nature of these voluntary associations shows how social change and acculturation were remolding women's indigenous institutions and organizations.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As the unchallenged hegemon, it endeavored to remold large swaths of the world to fit its image of international order.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Remold the world in our image.

  • Isakson uses that scale to help a company remold its culture.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The former Catholic school has been remolded into a pub, a cigar bar, and a 19-room hotel.

    Blog text (6)
  • Posture experts believed that because of their growing bodies, children and adolescents could be more easily remolded than adults.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Under threat as Palestinian identity is, Palestinian nationalism powerfully reshapes and remolds the popular memory of rebellion.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Finally, as is true elsewhere, the dynamics of globalization have engulfed and begun to remold Turkish culture and urban life in very tangible ways.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Although Clinton will, in the short run, follow the previous administration's policies and norms of using existing multinational modalities, he is likely to experiment with new institutions while remolding the old ones to meet the need for stability in the international system.

    Academic text (1994)
  • It is a challenging time in which children's perceptions of school and expectations about their future are being remolded into a form that will remain fairly stable throughout the rest of their lives (Roeser et al., 2000).

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

to redesign
vsto remold
56 3.7

Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better

is about physically changing shape rather than planning new design details
to restructure
vsto remold
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

is less about physical shaping and more about structural organization
to remake
vsto remold
52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

emphasizes reshaping the form itself rather than remaking the whole
to reshape
vsto remold
49 3.5

To change the form of something so it looks different

is about changing shape again in any different way
to remodel
vsto remold
35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

focuses specifically on reshaping rather than broader renovation tasks
to rework
vsto remold
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

is specifically about creating a new shape rather than general edits
to redo
vsto remold
19 3.4

Change parts of a room or building to make it look new

is narrower, concentrating on altering shape rather than general renovation
to recast
vsto remold
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is the simple act of shaping again rather than only restyling
to make over
vsto remold
7 4.1

Change how something looks or works to improve it

covers reshaping but is more cosmetic and appearance driven
to recut
vsto remold
3 4.1

Cut something again to improve or change it

is more general, including shaping beyond cutting actions
to refashion
vsto remold
3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

is more generally about changing shape, not just style changes
to recompose
vsto remold
1 6.0

Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song

focuses on changing physical shape rather than rearranging elements
to reforge
vsto remold
1 7.6

Make something again by melting and shaping it or by changing it a lot

tends to describe simple reshaping rather than intense remelting or reforming
to recarve
vsto remold
1 6.9

Cut new shapes or details into something that was already cut

is broader, applying to shaping by any method not only carving

Antonyms

931 3.1

Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time

How Shaped

to recast
9 5.6
to remold
  • US
2 4.6
to reshape
49 3.5

Surface Forms

remold infinitive
remolded past
remolded past participle
remolding present participle
remolds third person singular

Morphology

remold = mold (transparent) = re + mold

This is standard and easily interpretable re- prefixation meaning 'shape again or anew'.

Etymology

Remold comes from re- 'again' and mold 'shape', like reshaping clay in your hands. That's why to remold a person's views, a plan, or a habit is to shape it again or in a different way.