reinvent
verb (used with object)
to invent again or anew, especially without knowing that the invention already exists.
have reinvented
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present perfectof reinvent.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Neubig suggests Farquhar and colleagues may have "reinvented the wheel."
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024
Felipe Donnelly, Tamy Rofe and Mac Osborne, the owners of Colonia Verde in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, have reinvented their pandemic food truck as a restaurant.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2021
“We believe we have reinvented the American art museum,” he wrote in a 2019 L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
“I feel like I have reinvented myself,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2019
We Koreans have reinvented the idea of luck as mostly bad, and try to do everything we can to prevent it.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
