verb
Meaning 1
to focus on something else
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Standard Lemma guide
refocus
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 F OW1 K AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
to change the focus of
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to refocus a microscope
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verb
Meaning 3
to change one's priorities
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
to come back into focus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
put again into focus or focus more sharply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- refocus the image until it is very sharp
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
verb
Meaning 6
focus anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The group needs to refocus its goals
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
verb
Meaning 7
focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: focus
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English focus English refocus From re- + focus.