reinvent (redirected from reinvent the wheel)

re·in·vent  (rn-vnt)

tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents

1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" (Irene Sax).

2. To bring back into existence or use: reinvented the concept of neighborliness.

Idiom:

reinvent the wheel

1. To do something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort: "School districts need not reinvent the wheel every time they try to improve their schools" (Washington Post).

2. To recast something familiar or old into a different form: "Call it reinventing the wheel or recasting old ideas, but these contemporary versions have a spirit and style all their own" (New York Times).

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reinvent [ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt]

vb (tr)

1. to replace (a product, etc.) with an entirely new version

2. to duplicate (something that already exists) in what is therefore a wasted effort (esp in the phrase reinvent the wheel)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reinvent - bring back into existence; "The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected" create - bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"
	2.	reinvent - create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for American listeners" recreate - create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

Translations

reinvent [ˌriːɪnˈvent] VT

1. to reinvent the wheel → reinventar la rueda

2. to reinvent o.s → reinventarse

reinvent [ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt] vt → réinventer
to reinvent o.s. → se réinventer
to reinvent the wheel → réinventer la roue

reinvent

vt to reinvent the wheel → das Rad neu erfinden; to reinvent oneself → sich (dat) → ein neues Image geben