reinvent

/ɹˌiːɪnvˈɛnt/

/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/

[verb]

to reinvent

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to practice a new way of life or engage in a new job

bring back into existence

Examples

1. He spoke with the fervour of discovery, unaware that he was reinventing the wheel.

2. The film doesn't reinvent the wheel for action films, but it adds enough clever twists on the genre to still feel fresh and new.

3. The company is often criticized for trying to reinvent the wheel every time they bring a new product to market, adding gimmicks and innovations nobody wanted or asked for.

4. People in this small Egyptian village reinvented the ancient process in the 1970s.