reframe
reframe verb: to mount in a frame again.
Verb
reframe (third-person singular simple present reframes, present participle reframing, simple past and past participle reframed)
- To mount in a frame again.
- The woman in the shop was reframing a painting.
- To redescribe, from a different perspective; to portray or construe anew, from a different analytic viewpoint or via a different metaphor; (sometimes euphemistically, merely) to relabel.
- Near-synonym: reconstrue
- We must reframe our marketing efforts to prove to our prospects how we can save them money and make their jobs easier.
- Synonyms:
- reconstrue
- To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera.
Noun
reframe (plural reframes)
- An instance of reframing.
- A counselor's reframe of the term “protecting” to “enabling” suggests a different function with respect to the individual's behavior.2014, Arthur J. Clark, Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Synonyms of reframe
Forms of reframe
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | reframes |
| present participle | reframing |
| past participle | reframed |
| past | reframed |
| alternative form | re-frame |
| Noun | |
| plural | reframes |
Origin of reframe
From re- + frame.
Words formed from reframe
Questions about reframe
- What does reframe mean?
- Reframe means to mount in a frame again.
- What part of speech is reframe?
- Reframe can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of reframe?
- The past tense of reframe is reframed.
Words near reframe in the dictionary
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