reframe

/ riːˈfreɪm /

verb

1. to support or enclose (a picture, photograph, etc) in a new or different frame

2. to change the plans or basic details of (a policy, idea, etc)

   reframe policy issues and problems

3. to look at, present, or think of (beliefs, ideas, relationships, etc) in a new or different way

   reframe masculinity from this new perspective

4. to change the focus or perspective of (a view) through a lens

5. to say (something) in a different way

   reframe the question

Example Sentences

There was a newfound process of having to flush such frustrations, forcing the 12-year veteran to accept failure, concede to a lost season, and reframe his mindset as the Dodgers approached the fall.

From Los Angeles Times

The company that makes them, Reframe, is the latest outfit chasing the construction sector’s forever dream, in which buildings are assembled in factories like computers or cars, saving time and money in a field that everyone agrees requires too much of both.

From Slate

But this time, says Reframe’s founder Vikas Enti, is different.

From Slate

One day, Reframe wants to build at a rate of six minutes per square foot.

From Slate

In April, I visited Reframe’s factory at an industrial park in Andover, Massachusetts.

From Slate

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