refocus

English

Etymology

re- + focus

Verb

refocus (third-person singular simple present refocuses or refocusses, present participle refocusing or refocussing, simple past and past participle refocused or refocussed)

  1. (intransitive) to focus on something else
  2. (transitive) to change the focus of
    to refocus a microscope
  3. (intransitive) to change one's priorities
  4. (intransitive) to come back into focus
    • 1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
      Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused.

Usage notes

The spellings refocusses, refocussing, refocussed are more common in Britain than the US.

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