REINVENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reinvent mean? 

• REINVENT (verb)
  The verb REINVENT has 2 senses:

1. bring back into existence

2. create anew and make over

  Familiarity information: REINVENT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REINVENT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they reinvent    ... he / she / it reinvents   
Past simple: reinvented   
Past participle: reinvented   
-ing form: reinventing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring back into existence

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected

Hypernyms (to "reinvent" is one way to...):

create (bring into existence)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create anew and make over

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

He reinvented African music for American listeners

Hypernyms (to "reinvent" is one way to...):

recreate (create anew)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

While Uranus in Taurus won’t be friendly to Saturn, that only means it’s time to reinvent yourself—old structures that have outworn their usefulness will fall, and you can set up new ones.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)