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

One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025

For anyone interested in styling wet hair, or looking to restyle dry hair without the heat damage or having to rewash, the Shark Beauty FlexFusion Air and Ceramic System with Air Straightener is a product to consider. —Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 2 June 2025

In one of her most memorable looks at the 2023 awards, the royal recycled her white Alexander McQueen gown from 2019, restyling the asymmetric neckline's corsage-style embellishment on left shoulder to a regal sweep of white chiffon. —Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025

In addition to new rooms and suites, the hotel will have restyled guest areas including cocktail, lounge and coffee bars, a refreshed breakfast space, and a permanent Dior Spa with a roof terrace. —Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 15 May 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