Remolded

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To change the structure or shape of an object or concept, thereby producing a new iteration or version
2. Having had its shape or structure altered to form a new version or appearance
3. Describing something that has been reformed or reshaped into a different configuration or design

Etymology: "Remolded" is the American spelling of "remoulded," and it is simply "re-" attached to "mold" (or "mould"). The verb "mold" entered English in the Middle English period, borrowed from Anglo-Norman "modle," which came from Latin "modulus," a diminutive of "modus" meaning "measure" or "manner." So the original idea was measuring out a form, and a mold was the thing that gave a substance its measured shape. The prefix "re-" means "again" or "anew," so to remold something is to shape it a second time, starting from material that has already taken a form. The spelling difference is standard rather than a separate word: British English keeps the "ou" in "moulder," "moulding," and "remoulded," while American English drops it. Both spellings have the same origin and the same meaning.

Synonyms: reshaped, reformed, restructured

Antonyms: maintained, preserved