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overhaul

 
 
/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/ verb [T]

Definition

to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should: The government plans to overhaul bank regulations. The network has been overhauled and upgraded. I got the engine overhauled. The new CEO's mandate from the board had been to overhaul the company from top to bottom.
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