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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Yet most academy members would likely not want classic rock perpetually refashioned with AI for an endless nostalgia ouroboros. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 The repeal, which is not yet final, seeks to refashion a policy that created three broad tiers of countries for regulating the export of chips from Nvidia Corp. and others. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 May 2025 The measure, refashioned from earlier proposals to abolish the lottery outright, now moves to the Texas House as the Legislature's session approaches its June 2 close. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 In the foreground, the building under construction in 1999 is now set to be refashioned into Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel. Liz Schubauer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for refashion

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Aug. 2025.

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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