reframe

verb

re·​frame (ˌ)rē-ˈfrām 

reframed; reframing

transitive verb

: to frame (something) again and often in a different way

Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …

—Gillian Barth

The more lines of discoloration there are near the frame edges (from where the mounting paper has been exposed to light), the more times the silhouette has probably been reframed.

—Carolyn B. Noyes

… deftly reframes the debate, asserting that the war was never about W.M.D.s but about transforming the political dynamic of the region …

—Yoni Brenner

… cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which patients slowly expose themselves to the places and circumstances that frighten them and reframe the catastrophic thinking that torments them.

—Jeffrey Kluger

All failures are reframed as "good tries."

—Jon Krause

Examples of reframe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The finale’s confirmation of Grace’s age now reframes the entire series, and particularly that fifth episode when Reid portrayed Grace as an 8-year-old learning to live on her own. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025

In reframing, the speakers find and discuss a single point of agreement. —Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025

But first, brands must reexamine their long-term goals related to sourcing and reframe their thinking about cost, according to Stephen Martin, CEO of KX Lab, a startup pioneering the use of 3D-knitting for footwear uppers. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025

Pace begins by reflecting on how the present-day political climate—marked by police brutality, the US presidential election, and Brexit—calls Romanticists to reframe the map of their field. —Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reframe

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe