redecorate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ decorate.

Verb

redecorate (third-person singular simple present redecorates, present participle redecorating, simple past and past participle redecorated)

  1. (transitive) To change the appearance of a place by altering the decor.
    • 1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Sunday (Hector Elizondo):
      Yeah, she said you had been helping her redecorate, that you had been to Parke Bernet, picking out a bureau.
  2. (transitive) To refurbish.

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

redecorate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of redecorar combined with te
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