Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make over completely.
- transitive verb To bring back into existence or use.
- idiom (reinvent (oneself)) To take up a different career or a different way of life.
- idiom (reinvent the wheel) To do or make something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To devise or create anew, independently and without knowledge of a previous invention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
invent again something that has already been invented. - verb To renew.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bring back into existence
- verb create anew and make over
Etymologies
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Examples
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When Japan enters the Second World War, Gion's isolation is finally breached and Sayuri must once again reinvent herself and her way of existence.
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship
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Lets be optimistic and assume we do "reinvent", that fiscal responsibility takes hold, less debt, spending more in line with revenue, health care made manageable.
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Literally taking a page from Zenoscope Publishing, who are developing the motion picture "Return To Wonderland", spinning-off their horror comic book series "Grimm Fairy Tales", Syfy has decided to 'reinvent' fairy tales as part of their Saturday night TV movie franchise, airing five films, putting a 'contemporary twist' on a classic (public domain) story, from "Hansel & Gretel" to "Little Red Riding Hood".
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It's a dually beneficial program, because host agencies provide new or additional community service opportunities while seniors receive training and a means to "reinvent" their career lives.
sherry28 commented on the word reinvent
[["Children reinvent your world for you ."(Susan Sarandon) Chicken soup for the mother's soul . Authors :Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen , Jennifer Read Hawthorne , and Marci Shimoff . Page 201
September 30, 2010