reinvent

verb
/ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt/UK/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/CA/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/

Etymology

From re- + invent.

  1. derived from inventus
  2. derived from inventer
  3. inherited from inventen
  4. formed as reinvent — “re- + invent

Definitions

  1. To invent again something that has already been invented.

  2. To adapt into a different form

    To adapt into a different form; to give a new style or image to.

    • He had the ability to reinvent himself as needed.
    • The compulsion to expose, renegotiate, or reinvent the strengths and weaknesses of dance tradition offers little in its final outcome to attract the average dance-goer.
    • When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for reinvent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA