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Definition of reshape verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reshape

verb
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪp/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reshape
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪp/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪp/
he / she / it reshapes
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪps/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪps/
past simple reshaped
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpt/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpt/
past participle reshaped
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpt/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpt/
-ing form reshaping
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
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  1. reshape something to change the shape or structure of something
    • exercises to reshape your body
    • Their policies set out to reshape the welfare system.
    • Tides and storms inexorably reshaped the land.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReshape is used with these nouns as the object:
    • politics
    • world
    See full entry
See reshape in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
generic
adjective
 
 
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