What does remould mean?
Remould is a chiefly British verb meaning to make or shape something again, usually after it has been damaged, altered, or taken apart. It is especially associated with reshaping materials or components, as in remoulding tyres, wheels, and plastic products. The word can also be used more figuratively for remaking or refashioning something while retaining part of its underlying structure. It is normally transitive: a person or process remoulds an object. In American English, the equivalent spelling is usually remold. Although remould sounds like a specialized industrial term, it can also describe broader acts of reconstruction, repair, and creative transformation. Its relatively uncommon status does not make its meaning obscure; the familiar idea is simply that an existing form is being changed and made again.
verbTo mould something again, especially after reshaping or repairing it; to change its form by remaking it.
- To make something again in a different shape, especially by reshaping or repairing an existing object.
"The engineer remoulded the damaged wheel before returning it to service."
"The factory remoulds used plastic into new components for packaging."
"The restorer carefully remoulded the broken section of the antique frame."
In Britain, you remould; in America, you remold—the same word in a different outfit.
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Where does remould come from?
Remould was formed in English by combining the prefix re- with the verb mould, meaning to shape or form. The base word comes through Old French from Latin modulus, a diminutive of forma, meaning shape or model. The British spelling mould has been influenced by the French-derived form, while the variant mold reflects a different historical orthographic development.
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How remould is actually used
Remould is transitive and is used chiefly in British English. It is less common than the US spelling remold and can describe both literal reshaping and, more broadly, remaking or refashioning something.
Easily confused with remould
Remould is the standard British spelling, while remold is the usual spelling in American English.
Mould means the material or process used to shape something, whereas remould means to shape or make something again.