Reimagined

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Thought of or created again with a new, different approach or design
2. Given a new interpretation or version by changing original elements or ideas
3. Reinvented by imagining or planning it in an altered or improved way

Etymology: "Reimagined" is the past tense and past participle of "reimagine", a verb built from the prefix "re-" and "imagine". The "imagine" part traces back to Latin "imaginari", meaning to picture mentally, and reached English through Old French, the same route many everyday words of mental experience took. The prefix "re-", meaning again or anew, is a Latin element that English has long attached to verbs to signal a repeated or revised action. The combination is plain and transparent: to reimagine something is to picture it again, but differently, altering its elements to produce a fresh version. Because "imagine" already carried the sense of forming a mental picture, "reimagine" adds only the idea of starting that picture over, which is why the word reads so naturally to English speakers today.

Synonyms: reconceived, redefined, reinterpreted, revamped, reinvented

Antonyms: misinterpreted, overlooked, ignored, neglected, disregarded