Dictionary

reframe en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An instance of reframing.
   • A counselor's reframe of the term “protecting” to “enabling” suggests a different function with respect to the individual's behavior. 2014, Arthur J. Clark, Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy:

Forms

reframe en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To mount in a frame again.
   • The woman in the shop was reframing a painting.
2. (transitive) 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.
   • The military reframed tedium as duty.
   • We must reframe our marketing efforts to prove to our prospects how we can save them money and make their jobs easier.
   • Near-synonym: reconstrue
3. (transitive) To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera.

Forms

Deriveds

reframer

Synonyms

reconstrue