rebodyv.
/ˌriːˈbɒdi/, U.S. /ˌriˈbɑdi/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > [verb (transitive)]
incarnate1533
rebody1614
incorporate1623
incarn1882
1614 W. Alexander Domesday x. xviii Those came rebodied where they first did move.
1626 H. Sydenham Natures Overthrow ii. 14 Man..is..rebodied with the soule, to the honour of a resurrection.
1677 S. Speed Prison-pietie 91 Nature and Death amaz'd will stand To see each one rebodied.
2. transitive. To provide (a vehicle, etc.) with a new body.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [verb (transitive)] > replace or repair the body (of a motor vehicle)
reskin1948
rebody1963
rod1972
1963 Times 19 Jan. 3/6 His car had to be rebodied.
1986 Buses Extra June–July 31/1 Some of the Daimlers had forward entrance bodywork and these were rebodied around 1960.
2001 Automobile June 12/4 It was rebodied in 1932, but the chassis, which still exists, does not appear to have been altered from new.
Derivatives
reˈbodied adj.
ΚΠ
1977 Custom Car Nov. 30/3 Their Rio was slated by the press, who saw it as nothing more than a rebodied Dolomite.
2007 Sunday Times (Nexis) 18 Nov. (Features) 4 A million quid for a rebodied version of a car costing a quarter of the price.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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