overhaul

C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services

US /ˈoʊvɚhɔl/ UK /ˈəʊvəhɔːl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to examine and repair thoroughly; a thorough renovation

The mechanic recommended a complete overhaul of the aging engine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to examine and repair... renovate revamp refurbish recondition rebuild revise modernize

Opposites

neglect maintain

Word family

Related forms hauloverhauling

Etymology

Originally a nautical term, from over- plus haul ('to pull'), meaning to haul a rope over to slacken and inspect it. Generalized to mean a thorough examination and repair.

over Middle English haler Old French

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Topics

Shopping & Services

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# overhaul

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvɚhɔl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəhɔːl/

## Meanings
1. to examine and repair thoroughly; a thorough renovation

## Examples
- The mechanic recommended a complete overhaul of the aging engine.

## Synonyms
- renovate
- revamp
- refurbish
- recondition
- rebuild
- revise
- modernize

## Antonyms
- neglect
- maintain

## Related Forms
- haul
- overhauling

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: over
- Root: haler

## Etymology
Originally a nautical term, from over- plus haul ('to pull'), meaning to haul a rope over to slacken and inspect it. Generalized to mean a thorough examination and repair.

## AI Etymology
Overhaul is originally a nautical term, from over- plus haul ('to pull'), meaning to haul a rope over to slacken and inspect it. Generalized to mean a thorough examination and repair. Important recorded forms include over (Old English) and haler (Old French). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to examine and repair thoroughly; a thorough renovation. The wider family includes related words such as haul and overhauling.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services

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