reshape
verb
re·shape (ˌ)rē-ˈshāp 
reshaped; reshaping; reshapes
transitive verb
: to give a new form or orientation to : reorganize
reshaper noun
Example Sentences
The body of the car was reshaped to allow for more cargo space. These changes will reshape the future. He reshaped the plot of his story.
Recent Examples on the Web All of Aviv’s subjects, herself included, live at the mercy of social and medical constructions, and yet strive to shape and reshape their irreducible, protean selves. 
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Peloton is trying to reshape its business, which boomed during pandemic lockdowns but has dropped off dramatically as restrictions are eased. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Each year, the city’s Public Works Department uses bulldozers to clear out the cobble from the mouth of the creek and reshape the beach to prepare for the winter rains. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Artificial intelligence models are being used to make labor and pregnancy deliveries safer for mothers and newborns, as A.I. continues to reshape the healthcare world. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 That spending has yet to bear commercial fruit, but it is expected to reshape everything from the business of cars to city streets and the labor market. WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Few statesmen in history have ushered in such sweeping change as Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and a great visionary who sought to reshape his country and the world. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 The move by the California Air Resources Board to have all new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs be electric or hydrogen by 2035 is likely to reshape the U.S. auto market, which gets 10% of its sales from the nation’s most populous state. Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 Solar and wind farms are only the latest force to reshape the West. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Peloton is trying to reshape its business, which boomed during pandemic lockdowns but has dropped off dramatically as restrictions are eased. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Each year, the city’s Public Works Department uses bulldozers to clear out the cobble from the mouth of the creek and reshape the beach to prepare for the winter rains. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Artificial intelligence models are being used to make labor and pregnancy deliveries safer for mothers and newborns, as A.I. continues to reshape the healthcare world. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 That spending has yet to bear commercial fruit, but it is expected to reshape everything from the business of cars to city streets and the labor market. WIRED, 31 Aug. 2022 Few statesmen in history have ushered in such sweeping change as Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and a great visionary who sought to reshape his country and the world. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 The move by the California Air Resources Board to have all new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs be electric or hydrogen by 2035 is likely to reshape the U.S. auto market, which gets 10% of its sales from the nation’s most populous state. Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 Solar and wind farms are only the latest force to reshape the West. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above
- cleaning shoe
- cleaning tissue
- cleaning up
- cleaning up one's act
- cleaning woman
- cleanings
- cleanlier
- cleanliest
- cleanlily
- cleanliness
- cleanliness is next to godliness
- cleanlinesses
- cleanly
- cleanness
- cleannesses
- cleans
- cleans (off)
- cleans (out)
- cleans (up)
- cleans house
- cleans off
- cleans out
- cleans up
- cleans up one's act
- cleansable