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
Built for pro-Soviet Afghan elites, Macroyan Kohna today is a worn but vibrant neighborhood of middle- and upper-class Afghans who have reinvented it as a shabby chic refuge.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
“I feel like I have reinvented myself,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2019
We believe we have reinvented the American art museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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
