rethink.
To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
Meaning & usage
To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English rethink From re- + think.
The act of thinking again about something.
This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English rethink From re- + think.
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