reimagine
reimagine verb: to imagine or conceive something in a new way.
Verb
reimagine (third-person singular simple present reimagines, present participle reimagining, simple past and past participle reimagined)
- To imagine or conceive something in a new way
- The classic TV series is completely reimagined in the new version.
- Byford added: "In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all transport authorities around the world will need to reimagine how their services and projects contribute to the safe and sustainable restart of the social and economic lives of the cities they serve."2020 June 17, “Byford appointed to top London transport post”, in Rail, page 16
Examples of reimagine in a sentence
- The 21st century's spectacular reimagined transport hub "set out to shake off the old image of stations.
- BIPoC guests, likewise, can reimagine their chosen characters simply by Disneybounding as them (i.e. a Black Ariel).
- Bean’s version plays like the murderous hero of “Crime and Punishment” reimagined as a wraithlike stalker.
Forms of reimagine
| third-person singular present | reimagines |
|---|---|
| present participle | reimagining |
| past participle | reimagined |
| past | reimagined |
| alternative form | re-imagine |
Origin of reimagine
From re- + imagine.
Words formed from reimagine
Questions about reimagine
- What does reimagine mean?
- Reimagine means to imagine or conceive something in a new way.
- What part of speech is reimagine?
- Reimagine is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reimagine?
- The past tense of reimagine is reimagined.
Words near reimagine in the dictionary
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