refocus
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- 14
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- 7
Definition of refocus
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)to focus on something else
“Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.”
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verb
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(intransitive)to focus on something else
“Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.”
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(transitive)to change the focus of
“to refocus a microscope”
“These two sets of questions are interrelated in such a way that they often actually work to prevent productive discussion of the movie's politics. Just a few observations might make this point clear, and help to refocus the debate that has surrounded the film since its opening earlier this summer.”
- (intransitive)to change one's priorities
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(intransitive)to come back into focus
“Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused.”
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Etymology
From re- + focus.
Words you can make from refocus
113 playable · top: FOCUSER (12 pts)
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2-letter words
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