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to restyle

to restyle

2 3.9
To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈstaɪl/
: rediseñar
  • The company also uses the software to restyle projects.
  • restyled interior
  • restyled hair
  • restyled grille

So my biggest thing once Sam and Adam had cut my hair, was am I going to be able to restyle it as amazing as they did?

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Examples

  • On Monday I style my hair and then I try to keep the hair so I don't have to restyle it and damage it.

  • With Mabel gone, they styled and restyled Allie's hair.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • So my biggest thing once Sam and Adam had cut my hair, was am I going to be able to restyle it as amazing as they did?

  • It's hard to 'restyle' into a different look, where this plainer version can work with a blue cardigan or a brown pullover for two completely different looks.

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  • This causes Troi's body to not only de-age, but also for her makeup to be reapplied and her hair to be restyled.

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  • Now, Speedster in the Porsche world means a convertible model whose top has been slightly restyled with a sleeker, more exciting look.

  • At five forty-five, Vivienne left with new nails, hair that had been trimmed and restyled, and a makeup job from the Japanese stylist that might have turned heads as she paid her bill but would be lost on the empty house in The Boltons.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The designer will restyle the living room to create a more modern and inviting atmosphere.

  • After years of wear, she decided to restyle her old sofa with new fabric for a fresh look.

  • They plan to restyle the garment by adding new embellishments to make it more fashionable.

Synonyms

to reinvent
vsto restyle
98 4.3

Make a thing or person look new and work better

is narrower, dealing mainly with visual style and appearance
to remodel
vsto restyle
92 3.7

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

concentrates mainly on visual style changes rather than structural remaking
to redesign
vsto restyle
74 3.7

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

focuses on changing outward style and visual appearance rather than core design
to remake
vsto restyle
62 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

is specifically about changing style or appearance rather than remaking entirely
to revamp
vsto restyle
47 4.9

To change something to make it look or work better

centres more narrowly on changing style and visual look rather than repairs
to redecorate
vsto restyle
46 3.2

To change the inside of a room by adding new paint, wallpaper, or furniture

covers broader style changes beyond interior decoration alone
to redo
vsto restyle
40 3.4

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

targets surface style changes rather than major structural alterations
to refurbish
vsto restyle
30 4.6

To make something clean and like new by fixing or decorating it

focuses specifically on stylistic changes rather than general repair and cleaning
to rework
vsto restyle
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

restricts the change to visual style and design rather than broader adaptations
to rebrand
vsto restyle
12 3.9

To change a company or product's name and look to make it seem new

is limited to changing visible style and design, not identity or name
to make over
vsto restyle
11 4.1

Change how something looks or works to improve it

is narrower, focused on visual style updates rather than full remaking
to reimagine
vsto restyle
11 4.7

Think of something in a new way

is more concrete, applying actual style or design changes rather than ideas
to freshen up
vsto restyle
  • Informal
10 3.0

Make a room look cleaner and nicer with small changes

is about transforming overall style rather than light freshening
to refinish
vsto restyle
10 6.1

Make furniture or floors look new by removing old paint and putting on new paint

is less about surface treatment and more about changing overall style
to retouch
vsto restyle
9 4.2

To make small changes to the look of hair or a photo

involves broader style changes to give a brand new look rather than tiny tweaks
to recast
vsto restyle
8 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is limited to refreshing visual style rather than full reworking of form
to refashion
vsto restyle
3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

focuses on altering appearance and style rather than changing its fundamental form
to repolish
vsto restyle
1 4.2

Improve writing or a presentation by making small changes

aims at larger visual redesigns rather than fine finishing touches
to relook
vsto restyle
5.1

To change the appearance or design to make it more modern

is about altering style specifically to give a new look
to re-face
vsto restyle
7.0

To put a new surface on something to make it look or work better

is broader, referring to changing style or design overall rather than only surface

Antonyms

13 4.2

To make things the same by using one set of rules

How Different

to reinvent
98 4.3
to redesign
74 3.7
to restyle
2 3.9
to change
∞ 1.0
to alter
459 2.5
tweak
35 3.9

Surface Forms

restyle infinitive
restyled past
restyled past participle
restyling present participle
restyles third person singular

Morphology

restyle = style (transparent) = re + style

The meaning is directly predictable as 'style again' or 'give a new style to' from the verb 'style' plus the productive prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Restyle comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and style meaning 'a way of looking or design'. So to restyle something is to 'style again' — to change its look or give it a new appearance.