Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder” ( Irene Sax).
- v. To bring back into existence or use: reinvented the concept of neighborliness.
- idiom. reinvent the wheel To do something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort: "School districts need not reinvent the wheel every time they try to improve their schools” ( Washington Post).
- idiom. reinvent the wheel To recast something familiar or old into a different form: "Call it reinventing the wheel or recasting old ideas, but these contemporary versions have a spirit and style all their own” ( New York Times).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To devise or create anew, independently and without knowledge of a previous invention.
Wiktionary
- v. To invent again something that has already been invented.
- v. To renew.
WordNet 3.0
- v. bring back into existence
- v. create anew and make over
Etymologies
- re- + invent (Wiktionary)
Examples
“When Japan enters the Second World War, Gion's isolation is finally breached and Sayuri must once again reinvent herself and her way of existence.”
“Boutique labels reinvent the artist-label relationship”
“Lets be optimistic and assume we do "reinvent", that fiscal responsibility takes hold, less debt, spending more in line with revenue, health care made manageable.”
“Literally taking a page from Zenoscope Publishing, who are developing the motion picture "Return To Wonderland", spinning-off their horror comic book series "Grimm Fairy Tales", Syfy has decided to 'reinvent' fairy tales as part of their Saturday night TV movie franchise, airing five films, putting a 'contemporary twist' on a classic (public domain) story, from "Hansel & Gretel" to "Little Red Riding Hood".”
“It's a dually beneficial program, because host agencies provide new or additional community service opportunities while seniors receive training and a means to "reinvent" their career lives.”
“Mr. Kim would not comment on what he characterized as rumors, but said the company has major players as partners that would "reinvent" TV over the next year.”
“Clinton was seeking to "reinvent" the government - and by extension, agencies such as MMS.”
The Washington Post: How the Minerals Management Service's partnership with industry led to failure
“In the first two of five public meetings planned for this fall, hundreds of anxious residents packed community halls this week, enticed by the wide-open agenda and the chance to confront city leaders and urban planners working on a plan to "reinvent" the city.”
The Wall Street Journal: Detroiters Air Frustration at Meeting on City's Future
“People like him don't ever really "go away;" they just "reinvent" themselves -- along with their "reinterpretations" of the truth.”
Big Media Figures Admitting That Drudge's Influence Has Waned
“But Harrington says "reinvent" isn't the right word.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘reinvent’.
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Do That Again! ~~ "Re-verbs"
List of verbs that begin with re-, meaning to repeat a specific action or process - reappraise, for example.
I'm also looking for words like repeat, replenish and rescind whose roots d...repeat, rescind, reappraise, refinish, restripe, reapply, resupply, refurbish, reposition, reoffend, redistribute, recoat and 202 more...
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The Buzz
The bang, the cannonade,
the bale, the hum.lab situation, media, startup, scientific, gameplay, social, intuitive, creative, collaborative, funding, non-governmental ..., consultant and 124 more...
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Buzzwords of our time
actionable, administrivia, advermation, agreeance, backbone provider, back-sourcing, baked in, bandwidth, barn raising, Barneyware, belly-buttons, Below Zeros and 1076 more...
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September Words-10033
During the month of September, post at least 10 new words to this list. Make sure you cite where you read the word (book/author/pg) and quote the context/sentence where you found it. If someone has...
magnetoshere, pillage, raillery, Quarreling, alcove, myriad, Facade, Mundane, Exhibitionist, Flak, duress, Trichinosis and 74 more...
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I'm scared one day I'll say it, "I do...
heartbeats, tessellate, reinvent, collarbones, entangle, frightened, wrists, furniture, variations, unnoticed, astride, motion and 80 more...
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sherry28 [["Children reinvent your world for you ."(Susan Sarandon) Chicken soup for the mother's soul . Authors :Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen , Jennifer Read Hawthorne , and Marci Shimoff . Page 201 Sep 30, 2010