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face-lift
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face-lift also face·lift (fslft)
n.
1. Plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or other visible signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called rhytidectomy.
2. A restyling or modernization, as of a building.
tr.v. face-lift·ed, face-lift·ing, face-lifts
To perform a face-lift upon.

face-lift
Noun
1. cosmetic surgery for tightening sagging skin and smoothing wrinkles on the face
2. an outward improvement designed to give a more modern appearance: the stadium was given a face-lift
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Verb1.face-lift - perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

face-lift
noun 2. cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery
Translations
German face-lift [ˈfeɪslɪft] face nFacelifting nt;
(of building etc) → Verschönerung f

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``When the place got face-lifted from the CRA, people came,'' said Mary Paterson, who moved to the area 24 years ago when she started working at Follow Your Heart - a landmark health food store and restaurant.
This latter model is more than just a face-lifted version of the two-seater that has been in production since 1996, as it is altogether a new car.
 
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