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reskin Meaning & Definition

What Does Reskin Mean?

Reskin is a verb that means To replace or repair the skin of a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc., especially so as to market the same car under different brands. It is also used to mean To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application or a video game character etc. As a noun, it means Something that uses the exact same model as something else, but has superficial differences such as textures.

Quick Facts About Reskin

Part of speechverb, noun
Pluralreskins
Verb formsreskins, reskinning, reskinned

Reskin Definition (Verb)

  1. To replace or repair the skin of a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc., especially so as to market the same car under different brands
  2. To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application or a video game character etc.

Reskin as a Noun

  1. Something that uses the exact same model as something else, but has superficial differences such as textures.

Verb

  1. To replace the skin of a motor vehicle, especially so as to market the same car under different brands
  2. To change the skin, or visual appearance, of an application.

Synonyms of Reskin

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Word Forms & Grammar

reskin (third-person singular simple present reskins, present participle reskinning, simple past and past participle reskinned)

reskin (plural reskins)

Origin of Reskin

From re- +‎ skin.

Reskin: Your Questions Answered

Is reskin a verb or a noun?

Reskin is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.

What is the plural of reskin?

The plural of reskin is reskins.

What is the past tense of reskin?

The past tense of reskin is reskinned. The present participle is reskinning.

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