to reforge

Examples

• All

• Its ultimate appeal, however, lay in its promise to reforge the link between political and military support for independence, thereby helping to solve the very problem that had precipitated the crisis in the first place.

  Academic text (2000)

• The skill of the Elves can reforge the sword of kings... ...but only you have the power to wield it.

  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

• The question is, can it be reforged?

  Blog text (9)

• There has been a notable lack of national euphoria at the opportunity to reforge the German nation or the European continent.

  Academic text (1991)

• If they did so, the runes have either failed or they need to be reforged, reinstated... re-runed, for lack of a better term.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The henchman who once had grand dreams of reforging a strong and united Ukraine was forced to swear allegiance to the Czar and abdicate in disgrace.

• After a long struggle, they decided to reforge their friendship, hoping to heal old wounds.

• In the face of adversity, we must learn to reforge our ambitions and keep moving forward.

Synonyms

R

to reshape

vsto reforge

49 3.5

To change the form of something so it looks different

often involves melting or figurative renewal rather than only simple reshaping

R

to remodel

vsto reforge

35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

often involves melting or figurative reshaping rather than structural renovation

R

to refashion

vsto reforge

3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

often implies melting or broad reform rather than only style change

R

to recast

vsto reforge

• Specialized

1 5.5

Melt metal and form it into a new shape

is used more widely, including reshaping without melting and figurative reform

R

to remold

vsto reforge

• US

1 4.9

To shape a worn object again so it can be used

can include melting and figurative reform rather than only physical repair

Antonyms

D

to destroy

∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

How Remade

to reinvent

102 4.3

to reforge

1 7.6

to remake

52 3.5

to repair

365 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology