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

Agentic checkout, when AI agents complete purchases on a shopper’s behalf, is moving from novelty to infrastructure, and the next few years could redraw how people buy online. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Architect Seamus McGuire of New Orleans firm Cicada helped navigate historical codes and redraw the map to capture some of the glamour that had drained away in recent years. — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026

Frustrated Illinois residents seek to redraw state map in bid to break free from Chicago. — FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Ordinarily, states redraw congressional-district boundaries only after the census provides data on population changes; Texas duly completed this process after the census of 2000. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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