reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent 
reinvented; reinventing; reinvents
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
3
: to bring into use again
Examples of reinvent in a Sentence
The candidate promised to reinvent Social Security.
chefs who reinvent regional favorites using exotic ingredients
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Alongside Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown, Wade formed Organized Noize in the early 1990s as a way to reinvent how genres could merge together to make regional sounds distinct from one another, choosing to imbue hip-hop with funk and soul through a pop filter.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2024
The stars your kids know and love are reinventing themselves, launching an important conversation to have.
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Once seen as ruffians and pushed to the outskirts of Victorian society, cowboys were reinvented as rugged cultural heroes in the American consciousness in the early 20th century through dime novels, rodeos, movies, and more.
—TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Now with over 5,000 members, NVIDIA Inception elevates select agile and aggressive startups that are driving innovation and reinventing how industries approach key problems using AI.
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Goth’s character, Maxine, has reinvented herself as Maxine Minx, and is angling to make the jump from adult films to horror, and then finally, to total Hollywood stardom and domination.
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The bottom line is that manufacturers are reinventing products in new ways with generative AI.
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Founded ten years ago, Bowery uses technology to reinvent and reimagine the food chain, decoupling agriculture from the inconsistencies and risks of farming outdoors.
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Jason Blum produces the movie that reinvents the classic Universal monster and counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira and Mel Turner as executive producers.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2024
The stars your kids know and love are reinventing themselves, launching an important conversation to have.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
Read More: Fans React to Beyoncé's New Album Cowboy Carter
Once seen as ruffians and pushed to the outskirts of Victorian society, cowboys were reinvented as rugged cultural heroes in the American consciousness in the early 20th century through dime novels, rodeos, movies, and more.
—TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Now with over 5,000 members, NVIDIA Inception elevates select agile and aggressive startups that are driving innovation and reinventing how industries approach key problems using AI.
—Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Goth’s character, Maxine, has reinvented herself as Maxine Minx, and is angling to make the jump from adult films to horror, and then finally, to total Hollywood stardom and domination.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The bottom line is that manufacturers are reinventing products in new ways with generative AI.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Founded ten years ago, Bowery uses technology to reinvent and reimagine the food chain, decoupling agriculture from the inconsistencies and risks of farming outdoors.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Jason Blum produces the movie that reinvents the classic Universal monster and counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira and Mel Turner as executive producers.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
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reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
reinvented his musical style
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