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to refashion

to refashion

3 4.9
To change something into a new or different form
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfæʃən/
translation icon : reformar
  • The designer aimed to refashion the outdated dress into a trendy style.
  • effort to refashion
  • refashion her public image
  • refashioned her life

They have to be fundamentally refashioned, and that will take time.

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Examples

  • He decided to refashion the old chair into a modern piece of furniture.

  • Reading and publishing poetry also enabled Eliot to refashion her public image.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Others draw on or refashion this authority for their own critical ends.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We can decide to refashion them, but it would never be the same as those in the collections.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And they urge us to rethink the past in the present and refashion the future.

  • At the same time, poetry allowed her to elevate her literary standing and refashion her public image.

    Academic text (2016)
  • They have to be fundamentally refashioned, and that will take time.

  • As workers struggled to make sense of these changes, they refashioned their identities of class, ethnicity, and gender.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Nietzsche is thus refashioned in the image of Kant.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Since the 1990s, hip-hop music and styles have refashioned urban African youths' conceptions of life.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

to change
vsto refashion
1.0

To make something or someone different

is more specific, referring to making something anew in style or form
to transform
vsto refashion
523 3.4

Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently

is often more about style or practical remaking than total complete change
to alter
vsto refashion
493 2.5

To change something slightly or become different

is stronger, implying a fuller remake into a new form or design
to reinvent
vsto refashion
102 4.3

Make a thing or person look new and work better

is more concrete, focusing on altering the object's form or appearance
to restructure
vsto refashion
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

is more about changing visible form or style rather than internal organization
to reconfigure
vsto refashion
  • Specialized
53 5.4

Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs

is broader and applies to physical or stylistic remaking beyond technical systems
to remake
vsto refashion
52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

is about changing form or style rather than simply doing again
to reshape
vsto refashion
49 3.5

To change the form of something so it looks different

is broader and covers making something new beyond only changing shape
to redo
vsto refashion
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

is focused on altering appearance or form rather than repeating an action
to remodel
vsto refashion
35 3.7

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

is similar but can apply to many materials and fashion items alike
to reconstitute
vsto refashion
18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

is more about altering appearance or design than rebuilding from pieces
to reimagine
vsto refashion
9 4.7

Think of something in a new way

is more practical, involving physical or visible remaking rather than ideas only
to recast
vsto refashion
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is about altering the object itself rather than only changing presentation
to change shape
vsto refashion
9 3.6

To become a different shape

is usually intentional remaking to create new style rather than automatic change
to retool
vsto refashion
8 5.9

Change a plan or system to make it work better

is similar but typically applies to objects appearance rather than internal processes
to transmute
vsto refashion
8 7.5

To change something into a different form or material

is more practical and cosmetic, not necessarily altering the underlying substance
to make over
vsto refashion
7 4.1

Change how something looks or works to improve it

is similar but often refers to a wider change than cosmetic updates
to change form
vsto refashion
4 3.9

To become a different shape or look

is used for deliberate redesign for new use or fashion rather than mere change
to transmogrify
vsto refashion
3 9.9

To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic

is typically ordinary and deliberate rather than magical or fantastical change
to restyle
vsto refashion
2 3.9

To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes

is broader, covering changes in form or function as well as style
to remold
vsto refashion
  • US
2 4.6

To change how something is shaped or how it works

is more general and covers changing look or purpose not only shape
to recompose
vsto refashion
1 6.0

Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song

is more about changing look or purpose than only rearranging components
to reforge
vsto refashion
1 7.6

Make something again by melting and shaping it or by changing it a lot

is less tied to a specific metalworking method and more general
to refigure
vsto refashion
1 7.0

To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting

is more hands on, changing the object's shape or style rather than meaning
to relook
vsto refashion
5.1

To change the appearance or design to make it more modern

is broader, applying to full remaking rather than only updating looks
to reweave
vsto refashion
6.2

To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again

is about giving a new form or style rather than only repairing structure
to transubstantiate
vsto refashion
  • Formal
9.9

Change something into a different form or nature

is about making a new appearance rather than altering deep underlying substance

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

64 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

How Different

to transform
523 3.4
to remodel
35 3.7
to refashion
3 4.9
to modify
268 3.2
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

refashion infinitive
refashioned past participle
refashioning present participle
refashions third person singular

Morphology

refashion = fashion (transparent) = re + fashion

The meaning is a straightforward instance of 're-' meaning 'again' or 'anew' added to the verb 'fashion'.

Etymology

Refashion joins re- meaning 'again' and fashion meaning 'to make' or 'shape', the same root you see in fashion for clothes. So, to refashion something is to make it again in a new form, like turning an old dress into a modern one.