restyle
verb[T]
(alsore-style)uk/ˌriːˈstaɪl/ustochangethestyle(= theshapeordesign)of something,especiallyso that it is moreattractive:
She canshortenhems,changebuttons, takeclothesin, orcompletelyrestyle them tosuityou.
Theschedulewillinvolverestylingtraininteriorsintimefor thelaunchof thehigh-speedraillink.
Like manypeoplewhowanttoradicallychangetheirappearance, he restyled hishair.
- Thistypeof hairspraykeepsthehairsmoothwithoutfixingit inplace, so you caneasilyrestyle it betweenscenes.
- TheartistTitianwasengagedto restyle thepainting,removingtreesandaddingthemountainin thebackground.
- The TVchannelisattemptingto restyle itself as apromoteroforiginalBritishtelevision.
Inventing, designing and innovation
- absorptive capacity
- architect
- artificer
- bionics
- blueprint
- customized
- design
- designer
- devise
- dreamsomethingup
- lead time
- modularization
- nanotechnology
- non-imitative
- operational research
- technology
- themed
- think outside the boxidiom
- thinksomethingup
- trailblaze
restyle
noun[C]
(alsore-style)uk/ˈriː.staɪl/usanoccasionwhen someonechangesthestyle(= theshapeordesign)of something, orarrangesit in a different way:
I'll have tobookmyself in at the hairdresser's for a restyle.
Thecarmanufacturerhas given themodela veryappealingre-style.
- For the newdecade, the Mustangreceiveda restyle.
- Herhairneededacompletere-style.
- She has given theroomagorgeousrestyle.
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- commute
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
- switch up