reframe

verb

re·​frame (ˌ)rē-ˈfrām 

reframed; reframing

transitive verb

: to frame (something) again and often in a different way

Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …

—Gillian Barth

The more lines of discoloration there are near the frame edges (from where the mounting paper has been exposed to light), the more times the silhouette has probably been reframed.

—Carolyn B. Noyes

… deftly reframes the debate, asserting that the war was never about W.M.D.s but about transforming the political dynamic of the region …

—Yoni Brenner

… cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which patients slowly expose themselves to the places and circumstances that frighten them and reframe the catastrophic thinking that torments them.

—Jeffrey Kluger

All failures are reframed as "good tries."

—Jon Krause

Examples of reframe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a clarifying public statement, Marr reframed the narrative his former bandmate introduced about what actually happened. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

Today, Areias has reframed her story. —Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

The announcement reframes corneal blindness as a challenge of information delivery. —Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The series reframes Eastern family conflict through Western family values while experimenting with narrative structures beyond traditional three-act storytelling. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reframe

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe