remodelling

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re·mod·el

(rē-mŏd′l)

tr.v. re·mod·eled, re·mod·el·ing, re·mod·els also re·mod·elled or re·mod·el·ling

1. To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.

2. Physiology To maintain (bone tissue) in dynamic equilibrium through the resorption and deposition of bone at a given site.

re·mod′el·er n.

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remodelling

remodeling

the act of changing or altering the structure, style, or form of something

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remodelling

[ˌriːˈmɒd^əlɪŋ] (British) remodeling [ˌriːˈmɒd^əlɪŋ] (US) n [room, house] → réagencement m

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As her interest in Martin increased, the remodelling of his life became a passion with her.

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"I laboured with the other slaves a year since in the remodelling of these subterranean galleries, and at that time we found below these an ancient system of corridors and chambers that had been sealed up for ages.

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Unbelieving Philosophers who were remodelling the world with words, and making card-towers of Babel to scale the skies with, talked with Unbelieving Chemists who had an eye on the transmutation of metals, at this wonderful gathering accumulated by Monseigneur.