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

Now those doors are reopening, as a group of disabled performers reframe the narrative around the site’s harmful history –– as a haunted house. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026

The Orange County Board of Education’s attempt to reframe a state audit as a political attack centered on charter schools is misleading. —Tom Umberg, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026

For Skylar Diggins, the weeks of free agency leading up to her decision to sign with the Chicago Sky created a rare moment of reframing. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Harris sees her new company, Surrounded by Light, as a way to reframe photoshoots as more of an experience. —Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 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