reskin

[ ree-skin ]

verb (used with object)

, re·skinned, re·skin·ning.

1. to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:

   The space shuttle had to be reskinned before returning to service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reskin¹

re- + skin

Example Sentences

The Sands of Time remake is notably supposed to be a remastering of the game — not just a reskin — built off of Ubisoft’s AnvilNext engine.

From The Verge

Verdansk ’84, the name of the new map, has some alterations to make it a new location and not a direct reskin, while also becoming more closely integrated with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which is set in the same decade.

From The Verge

Apple offers one other solution: Basecamp could allow the Hey app to support third-party email providers, thereby giving it a free option that would allow the app to function similar to other email clients, many of which do not have a similar business model to Hey and typically reskin the inbox for existing email providers like Gmail.

From The Verge

“They just wanted to reskin our app” for patients instead of arrestees, Mr. Keyton said.

From Washington Times

“They just wanted to reskin our app,” he said.

From Reuters