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

And finally, new research on genetic engineering and new policies around end-of-life care have the disability community working overtime to reframe how disability fits into those conversations. —O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026

This shift reframes the balance between individuality and community — less about chasing applause and more about contributing something to the greater good of mankind. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025

Taking down all your holiday décor feels a little bittersweet, but reframe it as a fresh, clean slate for the new year. —Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025

That shift reframes deicing as an electrostatic problem rather than a purely thermal one, raising new questions about charge transport, fracture forces, and scalability. —Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 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