reconceive

Envision anew entirely

To reconceive is to think about something in a fundamentally new way—to reimagine or reformulate a concept, project, or approach.

The word suggests more than revision; it implies going back to basic assumptions: The director reconceived the play as a meditation on grief.

After the market shifted, they had to reconceive their entire business model.

philosophical

redefine

Assign fresh meaning

worldview · perspective · framework · assumption · premise · belief · ideology · lens · deconstruct · reconstruct

rethink

reconsider

Think about something anew

reassess · reevaluate · reframe · reinterpret · reflect · question · contemplate · analyze · revisit · challenge

creative

reimagine

Envision in altered form

visualize · innovate · originate · invent · dream up · devise · imagine · reenvision · inspiration · vision

redesign

reimagine

Envision in altered form

reshape · remodel · reconfigure · overhaul · revamp · rebuild · reformulate · reengineer · redevelop · recast

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Opposites
conceptual change vs. conceptual preservation

reconceivemaintain

Keep in condition

uphold · preserve · retain · defend · reaffirm

intellectual flexibility vs. intellectual rigidity

reconceivedogmatize

Assert opinions as fact

ossify · calcify · entrench · fossilize · dig in

intellectual revision vs. intellectual resistance

reconceivedefend

Protect from harm

uphold · assert · affirm · reaffirm · stand by

Family

preconceived, preconceive, reconceived, reconceiving, reconceives

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