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REFOCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put again into focus or focus more sharply

Example:

refocus the image until it is very sharp

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "refocus" is one way to...):

focalise; focalize; focus; sharpen (put (an image) into focus)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

refocusing (focusing again)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Focus anew

Example:

The group needs to refocus its goals

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "refocus" is one way to...):

concenter; concentre; focalise; focalize; focus (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

refocusing (focusing again)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Focus once again

Example:

The physicist refocused the light beam

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "refocus" is one way to...):

focus (cause to converge on or toward a central point)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

refocusing (focusing again)

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