refashion

verb

re·​fash·​ion (ˌ)rē-ˈfa-shən 

refashioned; refashioning; refashions

transitive verb

: remake, alter

Synonyms

• alter
• change
• make over
• modify
• recast
• redo
• remake
• remodel
• revamp
• revise
• rework
• vary

Examples of refashion in a Sentence

refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook

Recent Examples on the Web

The process was further modified to produce food for astronauts, and, later, refashioned to make fuel for planes, automobiles, and rocket ships. —Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

Her songs are built around percussive amapiano beats, refashioned from ten-minute dance tracks into digestible hits. —Justin Curto, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024

Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants to refashion the broadband regulator into the nation’s speech police on social platforms. —Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024

What the Warriors do offer is a kingdom in need of a successor, a massive platform for a player to refashion his career or take it to a new level. —Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 29 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

refashion

verb

re·​fash·​ion (ˈ)rē-ˈfash-ən 

: to make again : make over, alter