remold

verb

re·​mold (ˌ)rē-ˈmōld 

variants US remold or chiefly British remould

remolded; remolding

transitive verb

: to mold (something or someone) again : reshape

heat used to remold plastic

… the idea that humans can be remoulded by their environment …

—Ed West

A once preppy college is remolding itself, and today almost 25 percent of the students … are minorities.

—S. Reeves

Examples of remold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bucking that trend, the PC maker remolded the XPS 13, last seen as a high-end ultraportable, into an entry-level option while preserving the XPS design's most important aspects. —Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026

One patient born without an olfactory bulb could smell because other parts of her brain remolded to serve as substitutes. —Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026

But if the intention is for China to remold international governance under its guidance, then the actions of the current U.S. administration pave the way for Beijing to promote its vision. —Kerry E. Ratigan, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026

That can’t happen at most of the 245 plastic recycling facilities nationwide, which use mechanical recycling processes that involve sorting, cleaning, shredding, melting and remolding plastic. —Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing remold

• remold itself

Rhymes for remold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled