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reframe.

To mount in a frame again.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To mount in a frame again.

    transitive
    The woman in the shop was reframing a painting.
  2. To redescribe, from a different perspective; to portray or construe anew, from a different analytic viewpoint or via a different metaphor; (sometimes euphemistically, merely) to relabel.

    transitive
    We must reframe our marketing efforts to prove to our prospects how we can save them money and make their jobs easier.
    The military reframed tedium as duty.
  3. To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English frame English reframe From re- + frame.

noun
  1. An instance of reframing.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English frame English reframe From re- + frame.

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