reimage

verb

re·​im·​age (ˌ)rē-ˈi-mij 

reimaged; reimaging

transitive verb

1

: to create a new image of (someone or something): such as

a

: to form a new mental picture of (someone or something)

reimage oneself in a more positive light

b

: to impress a new conception of (something) upon a group of people

reimaging the company to consumers

I covered the Catholic Church's then-new global campaign to reimage "evangelizing" as being more organic and less judgmental about one's faith.

—Michelle Boorstein

c

: to create a new representation of (something, such as a story) : reimagine

It is difficult to imagine a finer, more up-to-date reimaging of this curious classic …

—Stephen Davenport

2

computing : to replace the contents of (a computer or hard drive) with a previously created disk image

… helped the district's IT staff reimage laptops for student use.

—Erin Richards

Examples of reimage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aaron Judge is going to have his fractured first right rib reimaged over the All-Star break, Brian Cashman said Thursday at Tropicana Field. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

By decade’s end, however, the idea of continuing the Evil Dead franchise after Army of Darkness was in limbo until the idea of reimaging the original Evil Dead movie came about. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Eckhaus Latta has become famous for its effortlessly cool knitwear and stitch work, making the brand an obvious choice for reimaging the Rollneck. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 12 Feb. 2026

The new owners plan to reimage and rebrand the mall’s fourth-floor City View event space, in collaboration with placemaking group Skylight. — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1