refashion
pronunciation
How to pronounce refashion in British English:
UK [ri:'fæʃən]
How to pronounce refashion in American English:
US [ri'fæʃən]
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- Verb:
- make new
Word Origin
- refashion (v.)
- 1788 (implied in refashioned), from re- + fashion (v.). Related: Refashioning.
Example
- 1. Its founding fathers had the prestige to refashion the nation to confront military and economic threats .
- 2. These factory towns were trying to refashion themselves into high-tech , low-pollution , value-added modern metropolises .
- 3. Trevor manuel , his prudent predecessor , works into the night planning how to refashion the economy .
- 4. A republican could stake out a way to cut the deficit , reform taxes and refashion government . But instead of businesslike pragmatism , there is zealotry .
- 5. Yet the official drive inside china to refashion the economy around r & d and innovation is undeniable .