Remodelled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To change the layout or design of an area or object To adapt or improve the function or style of an existing structure or item To renovate a space for better usability or visual appeal
2. Made changes to the form or layout of something built ; enhanced its usefulness or visual style ; renewed or refurbished an area or object for better use
3. Modified the shape or arrangement of a structure ; upgraded its practical features or look ; redone a space to improve its design and comfort

Etymology: "Remodelled" is simply the past tense of "remodel," which is built from the prefix "re-" meaning "again" or "anew" attached to "model." The verb's real story lies in "model" itself, which passed from the Latin "modulus," a diminutive of "modus," meaning "measure" or "standard," through Vulgar Latin "modellus" and Old Italian "modello," before arriving in English by way of French "modelle." Its original sense was a small measure or pattern to be copied, which explains why a model is something you build from or against. Grafting "re-" onto that idea gives the basic meaning: to shape something again, giving it a new pattern or form. In English the verb is recorded as a compound of "re-" and "model," so the modern sense of reworking a building or space follows directly from the older notion of reshaping a pattern.

Synonyms: renovated, reconstructed

Antonyms: dilapidated