Reimagine

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To think about or recreate something with a fresh perspective that changes its original form or concept
2. To rethink or redesign an existing idea, object, or experience by altering its usual or traditional elements
3. To envision or portray something differently by changing its fundamental features or approach

Etymology: "Reimagine" is a plain formation: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "anew", attached to "imagine". The verb "imagine" itself came into English from Old French "imaginer", which descends from Latin "imaginari", "to picture to oneself", built on "imago", "image". So the core idea is literally to form a picture of something once more, and the new prefix simply asks for that picture to be drawn again from a fresh starting point. The prefix "re-" has a longer lineage than most English prefixes. It traces back through Latin "re-" to much older roots, and it reached English through Middle English. Its sense of "back" or "again" is what gives the word its characteristic flavor: to reimagine is not merely to picture something again, but to let the picture change shape in the process.

Synonyms: reconceive, reinterpret, rethink, reconsider, reassess

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, overlook, dismiss, neglect