What does "new-model" mean?

To give a new form to; to remodel.

What is a synonym for "new-model"?

Common synonyms include: amend, mint, newborn, re form, reclaim, redeem.

New-model

verb

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Verb

1
To give a new form to; to remodel. archaic, transitive
"Over and above the oddities I have mentioned, he is so unsteady in his œconomy, that he is always new modelling his affairs, and exhausting his fortune, by laying out ten pounds, in order to save a shilling […]."

Synonyms

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amend mint newborn re form reclaim redeem

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"Over and above the oddities I have mentioned, he is so unsteady in his œconomy, that he is always new modelling his affairs, and exhausting his fortune, by laying out ten pounds, in order to save a shilling […]."

Etymology

From new model, apparently with reference to the reorganisation of the English Parliament 1644–45.

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