refigure

refigure

See also: refiguré

English

Etymology

re- +‎ figure

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)

Verb

refigure (third-person singular simple present refigures, present participle refiguring, simple past and past participle refigured)

1. (transitive) To figure again or anew.
   • 2007 November 29, Marci Alboher, “Like Marriage, Business Takes Work”, in New York Times‎:

     "I'm taking a step back to refigure out my own career, as is Sweet Talk," Ms. Gallo said.

2. (transitive) To duplicate.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 6:

     Ten times thyself were happier than thou art,

     If ten of thine ten times refigur'd thee ...

3. (transitive, astronomy) To restore the parabolic figure of, as of a parabolic mirror.

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Spanish

Verb

refigure

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of refigurar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of refigurar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of refigurar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of refigurar.