reimaged; reimaging

transitive verb

1
: to create a new image of (someone or something): such as
a
: to form a new mental picture of (someone or something)
reimage oneself in a more positive light
b
: to impress a new conception of (something) upon a group of people
reimaging the company to consumers
I covered the Catholic Church's then-new global campaign to reimage "evangelizing" as being more organic and less judgmental about one's faith. Michelle Boorstein
c
: to create a new representation of (something, such as a story) : reimagine
It is difficult to imagine a finer, more up-to-date reimaging of this curious classic … Stephen Davenport
2
computing : to replace the contents of (a computer or hard drive) with a previously created disk image
… helped the district's IT staff reimage laptops for student use. Erin Richards

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Even the monoliths of our society — the governments themselves — will have to reimage their architecture. Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025 Dua Lipa is reimaging the pop perfection of Radical Optimism for NPR‘s Tiny Desk. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reimage was in 1770

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“Reimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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