Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To focus again.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive to focus on something else
  • verb transitive to change the focus of
  • verb intransitive to change one's priorities

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb focus anew
  • verb put again into focus or focus more sharply
  • verb focus once again

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Examples

  • Jack D. Dale's announcement that he will not seek another term should refocus debate in the county's School Board elections.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Editorial 2011

  • With strong individuals like these a few less-than-enthusiast-with-space (I'll avoid saying 'space haters') persons in the administration won't be able to 'refocus' NASA into irrelevancy after half a century of existence.

    Bolden Update - The Waiting Game - NASA Watch 2009

  • The foundation said that aid donors had put up $300m to help "refocus" national road-safety policies and budgets in the developing world.

    Road deaths among children spiralling in poorest nations, says report 2010

  • Hmm ... how might we 'refocus' our attention on the big issues and ideas facing America today Ann?

    Ann Coulter Loses It, Calls Elizabeth Edwards A "Harridan" 2009

  • So, you know, this -- this may have been an effort by Gibbs to kind of refocus us back to the original -- the original bad guy, because this administration is going to be in the position not where it defends AIG, but they have to bail out companies like AIG, which are considered the bad guys ...

    CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2009 2009

  • So, interesting to hear him now kind of refocus his campaign, him as an agent of change, but also trying to retool it as being a primary electable against Barack Obama -- Wolf.

    CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008 2008

  • In May 2008, Clinton pressed Gen. David Petraeus to "refocus" U.S. military efforts on Afghanistan.

    Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary Of State Nominee 2008

  • ` ` That's really ... to kind of refocus a little bit, '' said Donnie Nelson, the team's president of basketball operations.

    USATODAY.com 2006

  • About 120 delegates from 42 chambers across the country met in the Eastern Cape city this week and resolved to "refocus" Sacob to strengthen its structures and to make it more relevant to its members.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • SAN MIGUEL: And there was the, you know, the whole kind of refocus, getting America and a new generation to refocus on the sacrifices of the World War II generation -- started with "Citizen Soldiers," it can be argued, "Saving Private Ryan," which he also was involved with ...

    CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2002 2002

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