refashion

verb

re·​fash·​ion (ˌ)rē-ˈfa-shən How to pronounce refashion (audio)
refashioned; refashioning; refashions

Examples of refashion in a Sentence

refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook
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Just to the north, developer Susan Powers of Urban Ventures had refashioned an old industrial building into a modern office building. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025 In the past decade, as that constituency moved right, Abbott refashioned himself as a conservative crusader and a culture warrior. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 As a demonstration that politics have been refashioned as show business, the Democratic National Convention was beyond compare. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024 But the idea of an imperial America taking over a piece of Palestinian homeland – with American boots on the ground if necessary – and refashioning it into a glitzy Mediterranean playground is eye-popping. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for refashion

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of refashion was in 1613

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“Refashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refashion. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

refashion

verb
re·​fash·​ion (ˈ)rē-ˈfash-ən How to pronounce refashion (audio)
: to make again : make over, alter
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