to reprize
- verb
- /rɪˈpraɪz/
- Archaic
- In her new performance, she will reprize several songs from her previous album.
Examples
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The author chose to reprize elements from her earlier novel in the sequel.
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Over the course of the last year, he reprized the role for TNT's reboot of the series "Dallas" in June 2012.
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The composer decided to reprize the main theme in the final movement of the symphony.
Synonyms
To do or say something again
To say something again to make it clear
To present old ideas again with only small changes
To say something again in a different, clearer way
To perform a song or part again
To present an old idea again with small changes
To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece
To do something again in the same way to copy the original
To repeat old ideas and present them with little new content
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Etymology
Reprize breaks into re- meaning 'again' and prise meaning 'take', the same prise you see in surprise. So, to reprize a theme is to 'take it again' or bring it back, which is why it means a repeated section in music or literature.