Overhaul

Overhaul

Verb / Noun · /ˈəʊvəhɔːl/ · a thorough examination and repair or reform of a system

Definition

To examine thoroughly and repair, renovate, or reform completely; as a noun, such a thorough examination and repair. Applied to machinery, systems, organisations, policies, or any complex structure that needs comprehensive attention.

Origin

From nautical use: to overhaul a rope or tackle originally meant to pull it apart in order to examine or slacken it — from over + haul (to pull). By the 17th century in maritime use; extended to general mechanical and then organisational senses by the 19th century.