remold

verb

re·​mold (ˌ)rē-ˈmōld How to pronounce remold (audio)
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

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Khamenei remolded the Islamic Republic after taking the reins following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 Khamenei remolded the Islamic Republic after taking the reins following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for remold

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of remold was in 1600

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“Remold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remold. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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