reinvent
Use Reinvent in a sentence
ɪnˈvɛnt verb (used with object)
1.
to invent again or anew, especially without knowing that the invention already exists.
2.
to remake or make over, as in a different form: At 60, he reinvented himself as a volunteer. We have an opportunity to reinvent government.
3.
to bring back; revive: to reinvent trust and accountability.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to replace (a product, etc) with an entirely new version |
| 2. | to duplicate (something that already exists) in what is therefore a wasted effort (esp in the phrase reinvent the wheel) |
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Example sentences
We have to reinvent the car again because none of the alternatives are as appropriate for the automobile as oil.
In the past few years it has attempted to reinvent itself as a media company.
He can reinvent himself daily, according to the discoveries he makes about the world and himself.
Health reform provides a toolbox that local health systems can use to reinvent the way they deliver care.
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