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to redecorate

to redecorate

41 3.2
To change the inside of a room by adding new paint, wallpaper, or furniture
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈdɛkəreɪt/
translation icon : redecorar
  • We decided to redecorate the children's playroom with bright colors and fun decorations.
  • plans to redecorate

Narcissism math is when they will pay thousands to get their offices redecorated but refuse to pay for pizza for a staff meeting.

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Examples

  • Let me redecorate this dull old office.

  • I like everything cleaned, and I'm planning to redecorate my room, so I need to start.

  • So he hired me to redecorate his whole office.

  • I will help her if she decides to redecorate her room, if she wants to.

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  • I just redecorated last month.

  • I'm also planning on redecorating this space afterwards.

  • We're redecorating.

  • I'm redecorating the cellar.

  • On Friday afternoon, Darcy went to the West Side apartment where she'd redecorated the room for Lisa, the recuperating teenager.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Peggy and her sisters were all involved in helping Andre redecorate Walnut Grove, Joseph Wharton’s confiscated mansion.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

to decorate
vsto redecorate
226 1.9

To make something look nicer by adding paint, ornaments, or other items

is specifically about renewing interior finishes and decorative style
to revamp
vsto redecorate
41 4.9

To change something to make it look or work better

is narrower, mainly about changing interior decoration not structural repair
to refurbish
vsto redecorate
31 4.6

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

emphasizes decorative refresh rather than full restoration or repair
to repaint
vsto redecorate
27 1.3

Paint something again to make it look new or different

is broader, covering various decorative updates beyond surface covering alone
to redo
vsto redecorate
19 3.4

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

is less structural and more about surface decorative changes
to beautify
vsto redecorate
9 3.2

To make a place or person more attractive by adding decorations like paint

is focused on interior surfaces and decorative updates rather than general beautifying
to make over
vsto redecorate
7 4.1

Change how something looks or works to improve it

is usually smaller in scope, concentrating on interior decorative updates
to freshen up
vsto redecorate
  • Informal
4 3.0

Make a room look cleaner and nicer with small changes

involves fuller decorative updates like new coverings or style changes
to restyle
vsto redecorate
2 3.9

To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes

focuses on updating interior decorative elements rather than overall design change
to paint up
vsto redecorate
1 2.5

Put paint on something to make it look better

is more comprehensive, involving wider interior decorative changes beyond coating
to prettify
vsto redecorate
1 5.0

Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface

involves more planned interior decorative work rather than just surface prettiness
to recolor
vsto redecorate
  • US
1 3.4

To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing

is wider, including style and material updates not only colour changes
to relook
vsto redecorate
5.1

To change the appearance or design to make it more modern

targets interior decorative updates specifically rather than broad design shifts
to furbish up
vsto redecorate
  • Archaic
6.2

To make something old look new by fixing or cleaning it

focuses on changing interior style and decoration rather than repair work

Antonyms

To fall into ruin or cause something to fall into ruin because it is not cared for

How Thorough

to remodel
35 3.7
to renovate
76 3.8
to redecorate
41 3.2
to refresh
50 2.8
to touch up
8 3.8

Surface Forms

redecorate infinitive
redecorated past participle
redecorating present participle
redecorates third person singular

Morphology

redecorate = decorate (transparent) = re + decorate

The meaning is the standard and easily inferable one of doing the decorating again or anew.

Etymology

Redecorate begins with re- meaning 'again' and the main part decorate meaning 'to make beautiful'. So to redecorate is to change a room's look by adding new paint, wallpaper, or curtains to make it beautiful again or give it a new style.