recontour
verb[T]
(alsore-contour)uk/ˌriːˈkɒn.tɔːr/us/ˌriːˈkɑːn.tʊr/tochangetheshapeof amassofland, apartof thebody, or otherobject,especiallyitssurfaceor theshapeformedbyitsouteredge:
Lasers can recontour theskinsurface.
Whenminingisfinished, they will berequiredto re-contour theland.
- Rhinoplasty is apopularandeffectivesurgeryto recontour theshapeofyournose.
- Workers willfillin theroadcutand re-contour themountaininordertoeraseas manysignsof theformerhighwayaspossible.
- Fat istransferredorrecycledfrom onebodyareato another,allowingthesurgeonto recontour theskin.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- ambidextrous
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliancy
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig