Refocus

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) to focus on something else.

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) to focus on something else
2. (transitive) to change the focus of
3. (intransitive) to change one's priorities
4. (intransitive) to come back into focus

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused.

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Word Forms

• refocuses
• refocusses
• refocusing
• refocussing
• refocused
• refocussed

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