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REINVENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Create anew and make over

Example:

He reinvented African music for American listeners

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

recreate (create anew)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring back into existence

Example:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

create (bring into existence)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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