Reframe

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of reframing.

    "A counselor's reframe of the term “protecting” to “enabling” suggests a different function with respect to the individual's behavior."

Verb
  1. 1
    To mount in a frame again. transitive

    "The woman in the shop was reframing a painting."

  2. 2
    To redescribe, from a different perspective; to relabel. transitive

    "The military reframed tedium as duty."

  3. 3
    To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera. transitive

Example

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"Mindfulness and other coping strategies can help ease crew stress and psychologically reframe a situation to turn negatives into positives."

Etymology

From re- + frame.

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