reinvent

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌriɪnˈvɛnt/ UK /ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to remake or recreate something in a wholly new way

The aging band managed to reinvent itself for a younger audience.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to remake or recreate... remake recreate redesign overhaulreimaginetransform reshape

Word family

Derived forms reinventionreinventedreinventingreinventor

Related forms invent invention inventor venture

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Idioms (1)

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reinvent the wheel
to waste time recreating something that already exists and works well

Etymology

From re- ('again') + invent, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire ('to come upon, discover'), from in- ('in, upon') + venire ('to come').

re- Latin invenire Latin venire Latin

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# reinvent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌriɪnˈvɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt/

## Meanings
1. to remake or recreate something in a wholly new way

## Examples
- The aging band managed to reinvent itself for a younger audience.

## Synonyms
- remake
- recreate
- redesign
- overhaul
- reimagine
- transform
- reshape

## Derived Forms
- reinvention
- reinvented
- reinventing
- reinventor

## Related Forms
- invent
- invention
- inventor
- venture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: invenire
- Root: venire

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + invent, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire ('to come upon, discover'), from in- ('in, upon') + venire ('to come').

## AI Etymology
Reinvent comes from re- ('again') + invent, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire ('to come upon, discover'), from in- ('in, upon') + venire ('to come'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin invenire, and Latin venire. Older glosses in the chain include "again", "to come upon, discover", "in, upon", and "to come", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, reinvent is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to remake or recreate something in a wholly new way". English derivatives include reinvention, reinvented, reinventing, and reinventor; related forms include invent, invention, inventor, and venture. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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