reimagine

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verb

To imagine or conceive something in a new way

“The classic TV series is completely reimagined in the new version.”

OriginEnglish imagine ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreimagine (third-person singular simple present reimagines, present participle reimagining, simple past and past participle reimagined)

present singular third person reimagines · participle present reimagining · participle past reimagined · past reimagined · alternative re-imagine

  1. To imagine or conceive something in a new way

    The classic TV series is completely reimagined in the new version.

    1 more example

    Byford added: "In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all transport authorities around the world will need to reimagine how their services and projects contribute to the safe and sustainable restart of the social and economic lives of the cities they serve."

    2020 June 17, “Byford appointed to top London transport post”, in Rail, page 16

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishimagine
  7. Englishreimagine

From re- + imagine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

reimagine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimagine

MLA

“reimagine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimagine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reimagine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimagine.

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