restyle

verb

re·​style (ˌ)rē-ˈstī(-ə)l 

restyled; restyling

transitive verb

1

: to change or restore the style of (something or someone)

completely restyled the car's front end

restyled his hair

In her sixties, a youthful-looking [Ching] Hai has restyled herself as a blonde in patterned flowing gowns.

—Candace Sutton

2

: to call or designate (someone or something) by a new or different name

… his clever heroine, who grew up in Brooklyn as "Katya," restyles herself in 1930s Manhattan as … "Katey,"…

—Liesl Schillinger

… those doctor-scientists who were still called "alienists," eventually to be restyled as clinical psychiatrists.

—Simon Winchester

Examples of restyle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Butler is also working on restyling the downstairs space of the property. —Silvia Marchetti, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025

But the team restyled the store to give it some extra texture. —Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025

The fabric is moisture-wicking, which helps on long days in the sun, and both pieces can be restyled with other staples in your carry-on. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025

With some women’s clothing also showing increases, will skilled tailors who can restyle and spiff up used dresses, tops and pants be able to raise rates without losing customers? —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for restyle

• argyle
• awhile
• beguile
• compile
• condyle
• defile
• erstwhile
• exile
• freestyle
• gentile
• hairstyle
• lifestyle