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

This dynamic reframes the conversation. —Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

That reframe strips away the performative layer that so much of wellness and anti-aging culture tends to build on. —Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026

Moms First reframes caregiving as economic infrastructure. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Mar. 2026

That contrast — 16,000 found versus 10 lost annually — reframes a conversation that often defaults to loss. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 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