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to reinvent

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  • reinvent the wheel — To return, usu by a circuitous and complex process, to a simple device or method • • • Main Entry: ↑reinvent * * * reinvent the wheel phrase to waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well Thesaurus: to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • reinvent — UK US /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ verb [T] ► to change something in a basic way so that it works differently: »It s all about reinventing the way we do business. »They must face reality and reinvent their failing systems. ● reinvent yourself Cf. reinvent… …   Financial and business terms

  • reinvent yourself — phrase to change the way that you behave or the things that you do so that people think of you as a different kind of person a singer who has reinvented herself many times during her career Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • reinvent the wheel — ► to waste time and money in developing something that already exists: »I m afraid we ve wasted six years reinventing the wheel. Main Entry: ↑reinvent …   Financial and business terms

  • reinvent yourself — ► to change the way you behave or look so that people think of you differently: »In marketing parlance, the company has reinvented itself with a new brand. »After going bankrupt she reinvented herself as an artist. Main Entry: ↑reinvent …   Financial and business terms

  • reinvent — 1680s, from RE (Cf. re ) + INVENT (Cf. invent). Related: Reinvented; reinventing. Phrase reinvent the wheel “do redundant work” attested by 1971 …   Etymology dictionary

  • reinvent the wheel — If someone reinvents the wheel, they waste their time doing something that has already been done by other people, when they could be doing something more worthwhile …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • reinvent — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • reinvent — [[t]ri͟ːɪnve̱nt[/t]] reinvents, reinventing, reinvented 1) VERB To reinvent something means to change it so that it seems different and new. [V n] They have tried to reinvent their retail stores... [V pron refl] He was determined to reinvent… …   English dictionary

  • reinvent — UK [ˌriːɪnˈvent] / US [ˌrɪɪnˈvent] verb [transitive] Word forms reinvent : present tense I/you/we/they reinvent he/she/it reinvents present participle reinventing past tense reinvented past participle reinvented to change something that already… …   English dictionary

  • reinvent — re|in|vent [ˌri:ınˈvent] v [T] 1.) to make changes to an idea, method, system etc in order to improve it or make it more modern = ↑reform ▪ plans to reinvent the American educational system 2.) reinvent yourself to do something differently from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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