refashion

verb

re·​fash·​ion (ˌ)rē-ˈfa-shən How to pronounce refashion (audio)
refashioned; refashioning; refashions

Examples of refashion in a Sentence

refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook
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Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants to refashion the broadband regulator into the nation’s speech police on social platforms. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 What the Warriors do offer is a kingdom in need of a successor, a massive platform for a player to refashion his career or take it to a new level. Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 29 Apr. 2024 Possibilities include building new structures, refashioning existing ones, creating passageway diversions or installing animal warning systems to alert drivers. Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Here, Industry refashions the project to probe at the more delicate relationship between underdog identities and participation in a deeply questionable system. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for refashion 

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of refashion was in 1613

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“Refashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refashion. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

refashion

verb
re·​fash·​ion (ˈ)rē-ˈfash-ən How to pronounce refashion (audio)
: to make again : make over, alter
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