reshapes
Gives new form
Reshapes means gives new form or structure to something.
The word implies deliberate transformation rather than minor adjustment: The new CEO reshapes company culture, Technology reshapes how we communicate.
Physical objects can be reshaped, but the verb more often describes abstract changes—policies, expectations, relationships, industries.
Changes form completely
- overhaulsRepairs and improves thoroughly
- revampsRenovates or modernizes
- reinventsRadically remakes something existing
- revolutionizesChanges something dramatically
alters · modifies · changes · converts · metamorphoses · evolves · adapts · transitions
Powers that shape behavior
- redefinesEstablishes new meaning
- transformsChanges form completely
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- modernizesMakes new again
disrupts · innovates · trends · movements · paradigm · attitudes · norms · values
Hollow shaping containers
- sculptsShapes material into art
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
- contoursBoundary lines of shapes
- remodelsAlters existing structures
reconfigures · manipulates · kneads · bends · warps · deforms · flattens · stretches
Rearranges into new form
- reorganizesArranges differently again
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- realignsAdjusts position anew
- reconfiguresAlters arrangement or structure
consolidates · decentralizes · downsizes · mergers · acquisitions · hierarchy · workflow · departments
Boundary lines of shapes
- terrainLand's physical features
- erosionGradual wearing away
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
- riversFlowing bodies of water
tectonics · earthquakes · topography · geography · coastline · valleys · mountains · watersheds
transforms
Changes form completely
- overhaulsRepairs and improves thoroughly
- revampsRenovates or modernizes
- reinventsRadically remakes something existing
revolutionizes · alters · modifies · changes · converts · metamorphoses · evolves · adapts · transitions · pivots
influences
Powers that shape behavior
- redefinesEstablishes new meaning
- transformsChanges form completely
- shiftsMoves or work periods
modernizes · disrupts · innovates · trends · movements · paradigm · attitudes · norms · values · perspectives
molds
Hollow shaping containers
- sculptsShapes material into art
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
- contoursBoundary lines of shapes
remodels · reconfigures · manipulates · kneads · bends · warps · deforms · flattens · stretches · compresses
restructures
Rearranges into new form
- reorganizesArranges differently again
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- realignsAdjusts position anew
reconfigures · consolidates · decentralizes · downsizes · mergers · acquisitions · hierarchy · workflow · departments · management
contours
Boundary lines of shapes
rivers · tectonics · earthquakes · topography · geography · coastline · valleys · mountains · watersheds · geological
reshapesdestroys
Causes complete ruin
demolishes · annihilates · obliterates · ruins · wrecks
reshapesstagnates
Ceases movement or progress
freezes · solidifies · calcifies · ossifies · stands still
- nose reshapingSurgical alteration of nasal structure