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reframe

verb reframes · reframing · reframed · re-frame

transitive To mount in a frame again. The woman in the shop was reframing a painting.
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. Near-synonym: reconstrue
Similar: reconstrue
transitive To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera.

noun reframes · re-frame

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.

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@misc{reframe_2026,
  title = {reframe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reframe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}