reimagine

verb

re·​imag·​ine ˌrē-i-ˈma-jən How to pronounce reimagine (audio)
reimagined; reimagining; reimagines

transitive verb

: to imagine again or anew
especially : to form a new conception of : re-create

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There’s also a newly mixed and reimagined version of their 1972 album Sometime in New York City. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025 The historic boardwalk has been completely reimagined and rivals the coolest street in Brooklyn. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 In Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee’s spirited (and starry) reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 noir High and Low, Ilfenesh Hadera plays Pam King, a woman living a nightmare. Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2025 Corvino reimagined turning part of the AVP schedule into a league structure, where each duo plays only one match per day, with points and records tallied at season’s end. Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reimagine

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reimagine was in 1825

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“Reimagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimagine. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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