reinvent

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re⋅in⋅vent

[ree-in-vent]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to invent again or anew, esp. 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.

Origin:
1685–90; re- + invent

Related forms:

re⋅in⋅ven⋅tion, noun

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re·in·vent (rē'ĭn-věnt')

tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents

To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" (Irene Sax).
To bring back into existence or use: reinvented the concept of neighborliness.

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