restyle
verb
re·style
(ˌ)rē-ˈstī(-ə)l 
restyled; restyling
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
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: 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
Liesl Schillinger… those doctor-scientists who were still called "alienists," eventually to be restyled as clinical psychiatrists.—Simon Winchester
Simon WinchesterExamples of restyle in a Sentence
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The bird headpiece was restyled with a white mesh veil, while elbow-length teal opera gloves were added for extra flair — a nod to the Met Ball’s theatricality.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
For extra special rooms, two of the Signature Suites—The Somerset and The Waterloo Bridge—have also been restyled with a fresh look and the addition of interesting objets by American potter and interior decorator Jonathan Adler.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
To mark its 10th anniversary, it has been completely restyled, drawing inspiration from the bistrots of the 1970s, with pieces of furniture and works of art from that period.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
For extra special rooms, two of the Signature Suites—The Somerset and The Waterloo Bridge—have also been restyled with a fresh look and the addition of interesting objets by American potter and interior decorator Jonathan Adler.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
To mark its 10th anniversary, it has been completely restyled, drawing inspiration from the bistrots of the 1970s, with pieces of furniture and works of art from that period.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restyle
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“Restyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restyle. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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