overhaul
Strip and rebuild
To overhaul something is to examine it thoroughly and make necessary repairs or improvements.
Mechanics overhaul engines, taking them apart to fix worn components.
The noun refers to this process: The car needs a complete overhaul.
By extension, overhaul applies to systems and institutions: an overhaul of the tax code.
In a separate sense, to overhaul is to overtake: The cruiser overhauled the fleeing vessel.
Restore after damage
- repairRestore to working order
- reconditionRestore to good condition
- serviceAid or maintenance
- engineMachine producing motion
transmission · restoration · refurbishment · disassembly · reassembly · workshop · mechanic · technician
Rearrange fundamental organization
- reorganizeArrange again differently
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- revampRestructure extensively
- modernizeMake contemporary
streamline · transformation · redesign · rethink · reconfigure · policy · bureaucracy · institutional
Raise to higher standard
- updateNew version or information
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- enhancementIncrease in quality
refresh · revitalization · renewal · improvement · optimization · advancement · refinement · progress
rebuild
Restore after damage
- repairRestore to working order
- reconditionRestore to good condition
- serviceAid or maintenance
engine · transmission · restoration · refurbishment · disassembly · reassembly · workshop · mechanic · technician · diagnostics
restructure
Rearrange fundamental organization
- reorganizeArrange again differently
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- revampRestructure extensively
modernize · streamline · transformation · redesign · rethink · reconfigure · policy · bureaucracy · institutional · regulatory
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- updateNew version or information
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- renovationRestoring to good condition
enhancement · refresh · revitalization · renewal · improvement · optimization · advancement · refinement · progress · development
overtake
Pass while moving faster
- passingMoving by or temporary
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- vesselReceptacle for contents
ship · rigging · maritime · sailing · seafaring · deck · hull · maintenance · refit
- restorationrestoration, repair, renovation, rebuilding, refurbishment
- rebrandingrebrand, logo redesign, name change, rebadge, rechristen
- shakeupsshakeup, shake-up, reshuffle, reorganization, restructuring
- maintainabilityserviceability, repairability, maintainability, reliability, durability
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- renovationrenovation, remodeling, remodel, renovate, refurbishment
overhaulneglect
Failure to provide care
quick fix · patch · band-aid solution · patch up · tinker
overhaulmaintain
Keep in condition
preserve · leave alone · conserve · retain · status quo
- complete overhaul
- major overhaul
- engine overhaulMajor motor reconstruction
- policy overhaulMajor revision of guidelines
- system overhaulThorough redesign of operations