refashion
Give new form
Refashion means to make something again in a different form or style.
The word most often applies to clothing—taking an old garment and altering it into something new—but extends to any creative reworking: She refashioned her grandmother's wedding dress into a cocktail gown.
More abstractly, you can refashion an argument, a reputation, or an identity, reshaping it to better suit current needs or circumstances.
Clothing alteration professional
- modifyChange partially
- adjustChange to fit better
- reshapeGive different form
- reworkModify something already made
customize · revise · amend · adapt · tweak · recut · refit · readjust
Reconstruct or redesign
- redesignCreate anew with changes
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- rebuildRestore after damage
- reengineerRedesign a process completely
redevelop · revamp · reorganize · reconstitute · rearchitect · reform · reconstruct
Change form entirely
- convertChange in form or faith
- transmuteChange in fundamental nature
- morphChange form gradually
- reinventRadically change something existing
reimagine · reconceive · rethink · repurpose · upcycle · recycle · remake · recreate
Make valid again
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- restoreReturn to earlier state
rehabilitate · regenerate · resurrect · update · modernize · renovate · spruce up · freshen
tailor
Clothing alteration professional
rework · customize · revise · amend · adapt · tweak · recut · refit · readjust · resize
remodel
Reconstruct or redesign
- redesignCreate anew with changes
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- rebuildRestore after damage
reengineer · redevelop · revamp · reorganize · reconstitute · rearchitect · reform · reconstruct
metamorphose
Change form entirely
reinvent · reimagine · reconceive · rethink · repurpose · upcycle · recycle · remake · recreate · reinterpret
renew
Make valid again
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
restore · rehabilitate · regenerate · resurrect · update · modernize · renovate · spruce up · freshen · makeover
- renovationrenovation, remodeling, remodel, renovate, refurbishment
- transformation wordsturn into, convert, transform, morph, mutate