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

Others include: For individuals Label the trauma: Recognizing that financial stress isn’t just stress but can be the result of workplace financial trauma helps reframe the experience and open pathways for healing. —Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Marlowe Granados, the heir apparent to Loos’ life-loving joie-de-vivre—and the author of Happy Hour, one of my favorite literary treats—will reframe this classic for contemporary readers. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025

Planning small joys in early fall—like a weekend getaway or embracing fall traditions—can reframe the experience from dread to anticipation. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025

In 2008, the band modestly reframed a handful of Hail to the Thief tracks on the live studio recording In Rainbows From the Basement. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Aug. 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