reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent 
reinvented; reinventing; reinvents
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
3
: to bring into use again
Examples of reinvent in a Sentence
The candidate promised to reinvent Social Security.
chefs who reinvent regional favorites using exotic ingredients
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Just as Wicked went from quirky concept to cultural phenomenon, American manufacturing is reinventing itself to reclaim its role as a global powerhouse.
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Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The situation could get worse in the future, as the insurance market has yet to reinvent itself to face the unavoidable risks posed by increasing disaster events.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
After racking up more than $10 billion of losses over the last half-decade, 2024 was the year Disney finally started making money from its digital platforms, turning the corner in what’s been an exceedingly difficult effort to reinvent itself for the Netflix era.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
After all, so many of the norms that make disability so inconvenient—font sizes, the height at which a drawing is hung—are utterly arbitrary, and so can be reinvented.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The situation could get worse in the future, as the insurance market has yet to reinvent itself to face the unavoidable risks posed by increasing disaster events.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
After racking up more than $10 billion of losses over the last half-decade, 2024 was the year Disney finally started making money from its digital platforms, turning the corner in what’s been an exceedingly difficult effort to reinvent itself for the Netflix era.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
After all, so many of the norms that make disability so inconvenient—font sizes, the height at which a drawing is hung—are utterly arbitrary, and so can be reinvented.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
reinvented his musical style
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