re·di·rect
ˌrē-də-ˈrekt 
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects
: to change the course or direction of
law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect
Examples of redirect in a Sentence
Verb
They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.
Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown.
Visitors to the old website address are redirected automatically to the new one.
I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting.
It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The switching equipment handles millions of packets of data at a time and redirects them at lightning speed.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Homefield has so far received $116 million in STAR bonds, short for sales tax revenue bonds, a program that redirects sales taxes to help offset the cost of major projects.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The switching equipment handles millions of packets of data at a time and redirects them at lightning speed.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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