1 refashion | Definition of refashion

refashion

verb
re·​fash·​ion | \ (ËŒ)rÄ“-ˈfa-shÉ™n How to pronounce refashion (audio) \
refashioned; refashioning; refashions

Definition of refashion

Keep scrolling for more

Synonyms & Antonyms for refashion

Synonyms

alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary

Antonyms

fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Visit the Thesaurus for More 

Examples of refashion in a Sentence

refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook

Recent Examples on the Web

The drink’s flavors translate beautifully when refashioned as an icebox cake. Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, "If you like to eat your cocktails, this dark and stormy icebox cake is for you," 1 Aug. 2019 And part of that refashioning means paying particular attention not only to food choices but to the design, the ownership and the many details that compose modern restaurants. Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Jonathon Sawyer’s new restaurant shaping up as Van Aken District anchor (photos, video)," 17 July 2019 Even so, Pelinka’s refashioned roster is still heavy on uncertainty and light on positive two-way contributors. Ben Golliver, The Denver Post, "After Kawhi Leonard miss, Lakers ink DeMarcus Cousins and scramble to fill out rotation," 7 July 2019 Barney Pressman founded the business in 1923 in New York as a discount clothing store, with the company refashioning itself as a luxury retailer under his son in the 1960s. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Luxury retailer Barneys New York files for bankruptcy," 6 Aug. 2019 Some refashioned Pocari Sweat’s Chinese name (寶礦力) with a homonym, rebranding it as a drink of the resistance (寶抗力), for example. Mary Hui, Quartz, "A sports drink called Pocari Sweat is caught in the middle of a Hong Kong-China spat," 11 July 2019 Experts said that the level of financing by a single committee may be unprecedented in a countywide race in Virginia and could refashion criminal justice in two of the state’s largest jurisdictions. Washington Post, "PAC funded by George Soros pumps nearly $1 million into local races for prosecutor," 5 June 2019 Brown did recently work on a project called Good Eats: Reloaded for the Cooking Channel, which consisted of 13 old episodes refashioned into a shorter series. Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Alton Brown’s Series Good Eats Is Finally Returning to the Food Network," 5 June 2019 Swimsuits were nixed to help Miss America refashion its image into a more modern and empowered mode, said Gretchen Carlson, the new chairwoman of the pageant’s board of directors. Mary Colurso | [email protected], al.com, "Miss Alabama 2019: Swimsuits are out, interviews are in for 47 women in state competition," 4 June 2019

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'refashion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

See More

First Known Use of refashion

1613, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

More from Merriam-Webster on refashion

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with refashion

Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for refashion