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

As such, the new ACH145 Mercedes-Benz Edition expands beyond a simple restyling by incorporating the nameplate’s contemporary aesthetic. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026

Sometimes that meant borrowing from siblings and restyling items into something that looked like his own. —J.m. Banks march 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026

The hotel, restyled to echo its look during the admiral’s childhood, nowadays does tell his life story. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026

Lastly, don’t discount the power of restyling your countertops to give them a fresh look. —Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026

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