English verb: refocus | |||
| 1. | refocus (perception) focus once again | ||
| Samples | The physicist refocused the light beam. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | focus | ||
| 2. | refocus (cognition) focus anew | ||
| Samples | The group needs to refocus its goals. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus | ||
| 3. | refocus (change) put again into focus or focus more sharply | ||
| Samples | Refocus the image until it is very sharp. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen | ||