Definition

1. Verb:
   • To change the decorative appearance of a room, apartment, or house by applying new paint, wallpaper, furnishings, or other decorative elements.

Usage

• The verb "redecorate" describes the action of updating or altering the interior decoration of a space. It implies a deliberate change to the aesthetic, often to modernize, refresh, or personalize the environment. It is a transitive verb, typically followed by a direct object (e.g., a room, the house).

Examples

• Verb:
  • We plan to redecorate the living room next month.
  • After buying the old house, they had to completely redecorate it.
  • She redecorated her office to make it feel more inspiring.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the process of redecorating": Indicates an ongoing project.
  • Please excuse the mess; we are in the process of redecorating.
• "to have something redecorated": Using a causative structure, meaning to hire someone to do the work.
  • They had the entire apartment redecorated by a professional designer.

Variants and Related Words

• Redecoration (n): The process or result of redecorating.
  • The redecoration of the hotel took three months.
• Decorator (n): A person whose job is to decorate interiors.
  • We hired an interior decorator to help us.

Synonyms

• Refurbish: To renovate and redecorate.
• Renovate: To restore to a good state of repair, which often includes redecorating.
• Redo: To do again, which can apply to decoration.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the word "redecorate".)

Verb

1. redo the decoration of an apartment or house