to reinvent
102
4.3
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt/
:
reinventar
- She aims to reinvent the way people experience fitness through innovative technology.
- reinvent the wheel
- need to reinvent
- try to reinvent
She needs to reinvent the story of herself.
- She needs to reinvent the story of herself.
- You know, we just keep reinventing reasons for that stuff.
- Yes, I think that we are all reinventing ourselves all the time.
- All of these things are coming together to reinvent the virtual world experience.
- So this is Terrence Howard attempting to reinvent mathematics and physics.
- Don't try to reinvent what success is for other people.
- A sport that he is working very hard to reinvent and reimagine.
- And each episode is an opportunity to reinvent what the show is.
- And that's what's super exciting for me about sort of reinventing myself into a founder.
- It's invented and reinvented itself many times over that.
Examples
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After losing his job, he decided to reinvent himself by starting a new career in art.
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Reinvent yourself and live entirely within a universe of your own creation.
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I have to reinvent myself again.
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Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone, and here it is.
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And each episode is an opportunity to reinvent what the show is.
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"Do you believe people have the power to reinvent themselves?" Eric had asked.
Fiction book (1998) -
Yes, I think that we are all reinventing ourselves all the time.
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You have certainly reinvented yourself.
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We are the change agents that will allow our libraries to be reinvented and transformed.
Academic text (2011) -
Her firm has a stellar reputation for reinventing companies.
Synonyms
178
3.2
To change something so it fits a new use or situation
94
3.7
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
66
4.9
To give something a new meaning that changes how people see it
56
3.7
Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better
56
4.4
Organize something in a new way so it works better
55
6.6
Completely change something in a new and much better way
52
3.5
To make something again in a new or better way
51
4.0
To make something more up to date using new tools or ideas
47
2.1
Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better
39
5.5
Bring in new ideas or ways of doing things
30
4.0
To change something again to make it better
19
4.2
To use something for a new purpose instead of its original one
15
3.9
To change a company or product's name and look to make it seem new
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
5.9
Change a plan or system to make it work better
8
6.1
Express ideas in a new or better way
8
5.3
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
7
4.1
Change how something looks or works to improve it
4
7.3
To bring an old idea or product back in a new form
3
4.0
To make a person or thing feel fresh and full of energy
3
5.5
Change a process, system or product to make it work better
3
4.9
To change something into a new or different form
2
3.9
To change the style of something, for example hair or clothes
1
4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
1
6.5
To make something again using new ways or tools
1
7.0
To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting
To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
5.1
To spend time making something that already exists instead of using it
How Different
55
6.6
523
3.4
102
4.3
∞
1.0
268
3.2
493
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reinvent comes from re- ('again') and invent ('to make something new'), so to reinvent something is to 'make it again' in a new way. That's why we say someone 'reinvented' themselves when they change their job or look to become new or improved.