reimagine

verb

re·​imag·​ine ˌrē-i-ˈma-jən How to pronounce reimagine (audio)
reimagined; reimagining; reimagines

transitive verb

: to imagine again or anew
especially : to form a new conception of : re-create

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Accessories played with seasonal staples in new ways, such as mittens and winter hats reimagined as handbags. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Fast forward ten years, and Vans has reimagined that same ethos through a skate lens, turning a once-divisive luxury statement into something both accessible and subversive. Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 The musical, which reimagines Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats as a drag ballroom competition, will play Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre with previews starting March 18, 2026, ahead of an April 7 opening night. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025 The study highlights how everyday plastic waste can be reimagined as a high-performance material for clean energy applications, from electronics to transportation. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reimagine

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reimagine was in 1825

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“Reimagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimagine. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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