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redream

verb
re·dream | \(ˌ)rē-ˈdrēm \
redreamed\(ˌ)rē-ˈdrem(p)t, -ˈdrēmd \; redreamt\(ˌ)rē-ˈdrem(p)t \; redreaming; redreams

Definition of redream 

transitive verb

: to dream or imagine (something) in a new or different way The dance version of "Edward Scissorhands" doesn't stick to the plot of the movie—it redreams it.— Jane Vranish

First Known Use of redream

1875, in the meaning defined above

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