reinventverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈvent/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈvent/to produce something new that is based on something that already exists:
The story of Romeo and Juliet was reinvented as a Los Angeles gangster movie.
reinvent yourself
to change your job and/or the way you look and behave so that you seem very different:
He's one of those sportsmen who reinvent themselves as TV presenters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- lift
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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Changing
Idiom(s)
reinvent the wheel