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reshape

UK/ɹiːˈʃeɪ̯p/US/ɹiˈʃeɪ̯p/

reshape verb: to make into a different shape.

Verb

reshape (third-person singular simple present reshapes, present participle reshaping, simple past and past participle reshaped)

  1. (transitive) To make into a different shape.
    • Intentional skull reshaping is found in burials across Asia, Europe and Mesoamerica.2023 August 18, Mindy Weisberger, “Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis”, in CNN
  2. (transitive) To reorganize.
    • It’s been nearly one week since the NFL’s legal tampering period began, and GM Joe Douglas has reshaped the New York Jets’ starting offensive line.2024 March 17, Paul Bretl, “Jets' OL is reshaped but should still be a priority in draft”, in Jetswire/USA Today
    • It’s not hard to find antique roads in China. The place has been shaped and reshaped by engineers for thousands of years. As any Chinese schoolchild will tell you, grand civilizations dating to the Bronze Age blazed intricate communications networks that expanded trade and maintained military...2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china

Examples of reshape in a sentence

  • In LASIK surgery, a computer-controlled laser is used to reshape the cornea.
  • The question isn't whether AI will reshape human society—it's whether its engineers will wield that power thoughtfully.
  • President Donald Trump to unsheathe the tariff sword and seek to reshape trade with China.

All 27 example sentences with reshape

Forms of reshape

third-person singular presentreshapes
present participlereshaping
past participlereshaped
pastreshaped

Past tense of reshape: reshaped

Origin of reshape

From re- + shape.

Words formed from reshape

Questions about reshape

What does reshape mean?
Reshape means to make into a different shape.
What part of speech is reshape?
Reshape is a verb.
How do you pronounce reshape?
Reshape is pronounced /ɹiːˈʃeɪ̯p/ (UK).
What is the past tense of reshape?
The past tense of reshape is reshaped.

Words near reshape in the dictionary

  1. reshampoo
  2. reshampooed
  3. reshampooing
  4. reshampoos
  5. reshapable
  6. reshape
  7. reshapeable
  8. reshaped
  9. reshaper
  10. reshapers
  11. reshapes

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