/?ri??p?t.?n/ustochangethe way in which something usuallyhappens,works, or is done,especiallyapattern(= an oftenrepeatedtype)ofbehaviour:In thehypnoticstate, they canliterallyre-pattern theautomaticbehaviourthat iscausingtheproblem.Acupuncture is astimulusthat canhelpre-pattern thebodyandbreakthechronicpainsyndrome.More examples
All weseemedto do wasplaygames, but through that Iquicklylearnedto re-pattern myspeech.
Onedoseof theappropriateremedyshould besufficientto re-pattern thesystemand set thingsright.
Theycharge£250 for a day-longseminarthatpromisesto "completelyre-patternyourthoughts".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesChanging
about-face
about-turn
alterable
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alternate
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modulate
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move the goalpostsidiom
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shakesomeoneout ofsomething
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