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Refocus vs Method - What's the difference?

refocus | method |

As a verb refocus

is to focus on something else.

As a noun method is

a process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).

refocus

English

Verb

  • to focus on something else
  • to change the focus of
  • to refocus a microscope
  • to change one's priorities
  • to come back into focus
  • * 1954 , William Golding, Lord of the Flies
  • Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused .

    Usage notes

    The spellings refocusses, refocussing, refocussed are more common in Britain than the US.

    See also

    *focus *prioritize

    method

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process):
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  • A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
  • (programming, object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
  • (slang) Marijuana.
  • Derived terms

    (A process by which a task is completed) * comparative method * historical method * methodical * methodology * scholarly method * scientific method * Socratic method * philosophical method * convenience method * virtual method