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refashion

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To fashion again or anew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make new

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She is remaking her image

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remake, redo, make over

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: produce, make, create

Narrower terms: recast, reforge, remodel

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fashion English refashion From re- + fashion.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: префасонирам (prefasoniram) — to fashion again or anew
  • Bulgarian: преустройвам (preustrojvam) — to fashion again or anew
  • Latin: refingō — to fashion again or anew