"reimagine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reimagines [present, singular, third-person], reimagining [participle, present], reimagined [participle, past], reimagined [past]
Etymology: re- + imagine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|imagine}} re- + imagine Head templates: {{en-verb}} reimagine (third-person singular simple present reimagines, present participle reimagining, simple past and past participle reimagined)
  1. To imagine or conceive something in a new way Synonyms: re-imagine Related terms: reimagination, reimaginer
    Sense id: en-reimagine-en-verb-xm-frst5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for reimagine meaning in English (1.7kB)

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