Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To shape, form, or organize again or anew.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To shape again; give a new shape to.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To shape again.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb to make into a different shape
  • verb to reorganize

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb shape again or shape differently
  • verb shape anew or differently

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Examples

  • The most disturbing initiative, however, is a recent push to "reshape" the armed forces.

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  • And it becomes very hard to kind of reshape reality.

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  • And it becomes very hard to kind of reshape reality.

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  • But the jails themselves should not try to "reshape" the sequestered, or experiment on them.

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  • While waiting for your diet and workout routine to pay off, "reshape" your body with these fashion tricks., guides, and articles, covering the latest fashion trends, tips, & tricks!

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  • India on Wednesday said it will seek to 'reshape' ties with Pakistan depending on its sincerity in acting against terror groups operating from its soil.

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  • WWD, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who recently designed some high fashion Barbies, had to "reshape" the dolls because "He found her ankles were too fat" (according to a spokesperson).

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  • Hybrid technology: The "reshape" functions allow STL data models to be modified.

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  • PAD planning its own party to "reshape" Thai politic landscape

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  • Writing for a Sunday newspaper, the Prime Minister said it was time to "reshape" regulation in co-ordination with leading economies across the world.

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