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
Recent Examples on the Web The developer was one of two entities that bid to refashion the building into something other than a symbol of the city’s real estate blunders. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024 Before that, gymnast Simone Biles wore a green vest that Juszczyk refashioned from the jersey of Biles’ husband, Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024 Rather, he’s intrigued by the way that undertakers refashioned themselves—haltingly but successfully—as funeral directors over the span of a few decades in the early twentieth century. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 The second involves reshaping and refashioning something existing into something new. Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024 Last night, Taylor Swift tore down the night sky and refashioned it into a cocktail dress. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023 The shipping container – a remnant from Covid-19 used by hospitals for extra space – was refashioned by the city as part of a project in hopes of helping many of the city’s chronically unhoused. Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024 Now, the love story has been refashioned into a 14-episode Netflix series by lead writer Nicole Taylor that was released Feb. 8. Yvonne Villarreal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024 Now, the love story has been refashioned into a 14-episode Netflix series by lead writer Nicole Taylor that was released Thursday. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024

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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 18 Mar. 2024.

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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