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Reinvent vs Redefine - What's the difference?

reinvent | redefine |

As verbs the difference between reinvent and redefine

is that reinvent is to invent again something that has already been invented while redefine is to give a new or different definition to a word.

reinvent

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To invent again something that has already been invented.
  • To adapt into a different form; to give a new style or image to.
  • He had the ability to reinvent himself as needed.

    Derived terms

    * reinvent the wheel

    redefine

    English

    Verb

  • To give a new or different definition to a word
  • (computing) to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner (e.g. both as character and numeric) - to allow multiple processing methods
  • Derived terms

    * redefinition

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