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

Top 5 Can’t Miss Stay at The Junto, a design-forward hotel where layered dining concepts, thoughtful interiors, and a rooftop view quietly reframe the feel of downtown Columbus. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

And to cultivate a connection to place, manufacturers can use fibers and dyes that reflect local textures and histories, essentially reframing clothing as a map of the land, honoring its distinctive ancestral roots. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

As antidepressants became central to psychiatric practice, depression was progressively reframed — in clinical guidelines, pharmaceutical advertising, and popular culture — as a disorder of neurochemistry best addressed through medication. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

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