reshape

verb

re·​shape (ˌ)rē-ˈshāp 

reshaped; reshaping; reshapes

transitive verb

: to give a new form or orientation to : reorganize

The cargo space was reshaped in the new model.

These changes will reshape the future.

reshaper noun

Examples of reshape in a Sentence

The body of the car was reshaped to allow for more cargo space.

These changes will reshape the future.

He reshaped the plot of his story.

Recent Examples on the Web

One year after deadly wildfires reshaped the region and tested the resilience of entire communities, Los Angeles gathered not in mourning, but in unity. —Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

So far, the city has dedicated more than $160 million across 13 projects designed to reshape downtown Denver. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026

The fallout has already reshaped federal prosecutions. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026

As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go. —Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reshape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape
• gape

Kids Definition

reshape

verb

re·​shape (ˈ)rē-ˈshāp 

: to give a new form to

reshaper noun