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 an interview with Flow Space, Braunstein discusses how the test works, reframing the emotional and mental burden of taking it, and the next frontier in Alzheimer’s care. —Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025

Advertisement Finally, if MAHA’s perspective widens and its recommendations gain authority and substance, Kennedy might consider reframing the movement itself to reflect a more collaborative approach to the challenges children face. —Dr. James S. Gordon, Time, 18 Dec. 2025

Remove known stressors and work on reframing your thoughts to build resilience. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Dec. 2025

Here was one writer pushing the boundaries of language and form, discovering new modes of expression, and doing so in order to unearth wartime trauma and its aftermath, break silences, reframe his own narratives through fiction, heal himself, save his life, and open that possibility for others. —Literary Hub, 15 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