to reframe
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4.8
- verb
- /ˌriːˈfreɪm/
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- She wanted to reframe the discussion to focus on solutions rather than the problems.
- reframe the problem
- reframe the situation
- reframe the way
And then I would also reframe the moment from the past.
- And then I would also reframe the moment from the past.
- How have you best found to be able to reframe those challenges as gifts?
- Yes, which is like big things, like can we reframe success?
- I'm going to teach you to reframe my nerves into excitement.
- What are practises that you go through in order to reframe in a more effective manner?
- And so I think we almost have to reframe it as what's happened to me.
- It's brilliant, you know, to reframe high school and undergraduate college education.
- And so I set about trying to reframe the story of free and open source software.
- Well, Ron, and you know what, Edith could reframe in Auschwitz.
- So here's what I've had to sort of reframe regarding this election season.
- So I, I reframed that probably about five years ago.
Examples
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What are practises that you go through in order to reframe in a more effective manner?
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One objective of this article is to reframe the question.
Academic text (2002) -
Yes, in some cases it's impossible to reframe a situation without change.
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Before we do that, can I reframe this just slightly, please?
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Let me reframe the question a little bit.
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So I'll just break down sort of what I'm trying to reframe for women.
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We use the information to assist us in reframing the problem.
Academic text (2002) -
Sometimes we must reframe our thinking to "permit" irrational emotions and thoughts.
Academic text (1998) -
Her analogy of the improv team helped me reframe situations that I found myself in.
Blog text (1) -
Teachers report reframing traditional family involvement activities to more effectively integrate diverse families.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
102
4.3
Make a thing or person look new and work better
66
4.9
To give something a new meaning that changes how people see it
30
4.0
To change something again to make it better
19
3.7
To look at something again to make a new decision
12
6.5
Make people see something in a very different way
10
5.8
To explain something again in a different way to give it a new meaning
9
4.7
Think of something in a new way
9
5.6
Present an idea in a different form or style
8
6.1
Express ideas in a new or better way
7
6.5
Change a plan or attitude to fit new information
3
4.9
To change something into a new or different form
2
4.6
To change how something is shaped or how it works
1
7.4
Think about or plan something in a new way
1
8.1
To think about something in a new way
1
8.3
Putting something in a new setting changes its meaning
1
7.0
To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting
To place something in a new context so people see it differently
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reframe comes from re- 'again' and frame 'a way of showing or thinking about something', like a 'picture frame' or 'frame of mind'. So to reframe an idea is to put it in a new 'frame' and look at it in a different, more useful way.