Meaning & use
Overhauled
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Thoroughly examined, repaired, or renovated so as to improve performance or condition.
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The overhauled engine ran more smoothly than it had in years.
Investors welcomed the company's overhauled management structure.
A note on using this word
"Overhaul" originally meant to haul a ship's rigging apart for inspection, long before it came to mean a general thorough repair.
Words with a similar meaning
renovatedrefurbishedrevamped
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