reimagine
Americanverb (used with object)
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to think about or consider in a new and creative way: Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character.
For decades, Walt Disney would strive to reimagine the typical amusement park as a theme park, an idealized salute to America's past and a nod to an experimental vision for its future.
Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character.
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to create or imagine a new lifestyle or identity for (oneself).
It was a song written to help him transform and reimagine himself in the aftermath of his parent's divorce.
Etymology
Origin of reimagine
First recorded in 1825–30; re- ( def. ) + imagine ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The farm has inspired countless visitors to reimagine their relationship to food, such as one group of women who visited the farm to support a friend’s health journey after a breast cancer diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times
Gatherings like Munich are an opportunity to reimagine these structures of cooperation and develop new strategies to meet the challenges of the moment.
It’s just not that deep of a song and it doesn’t lend itself to creative reimagining the same way other numbers on this compilation do.
From Salon
The subject of constant tinkering, another reimagining is on the horizon.
From Los Angeles Times
It emerged from bankruptcy in 2020, with officials promising it would be a “reimagined utility.”
From Los Angeles Times
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