redraw

verb

re·​draw (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ 

redrew (ˌ)rē-ˈdrü  ; redrawn (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn  ; redrawing; redraws

1

transitive : to draw (something) again

redraw a map/plan

Wars redrew the boundaries of the nation.

2

a

transitive : to project an image on (a display screen) again

The refresh rate is measured in Hertz, which translates to the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second.

—Jackie Fox

b

intransitive : to become refreshed (see refresh sense 5)

—used of a display screen or the visual information it presents

… the number of times the screen redraws per second will adjust based on the needs of the app—moment-to-moment.

—Lance Ulanoff

redraw

ˈrē-ˌdrȯ 

noun

plural redraws

Screen redraws never lagged or stuttered, and the hardware seemed well-equipped to handle the OS's requirements.

—Jon Phillips

Examples of redraw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Democrats do not have enough strongholds to cancel out new GOP seats if red states such as Missouri, Florida, Indiana, and Ohio all redraw their maps. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

Efforts are intensifying to redraw statewide congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

These include his efforts to redraw his state's congressional boundaries in response to Texas Republicans' plan for mid-decade redistricting, opposition to Trump's attempts to federalize the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles earlier this summer and social media trolling. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Political elites have been waiting for an opportunity to redraw California’s Congressional Districts to increase power for years. —Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redraw

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau