redesign

verb

re·​de·​sign ˌrē-di-ˈzīn How to pronounce redesign (audio)
redesigned; redesigning; redesigns

transitive verb

: to revise in appearance, function, or content
redesign noun

Examples of redesign in a Sentence

The book's cover has been redesigned for the new edition. a newly redesigned website
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Too often, companies are layering AI on top of existing workflows instead of redesigning the workflows around AI. Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 In Savannah's North Historic District, the six-story former bank building has been redesigned by Canadian architecture firm AAmp Studio with design input from the Death & Co. team. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 One of those upgrades came during the John F. Kennedy administration, when first lady Jacqueline Kennedy worked with designer Rachel Lambert Melton to redesign the garden. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025 Recent photos show a large slab of tiles that now rest where grass once covered the historic space, which was redesigned and given a central lawn in 1961 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redesign

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redesign was circa 1807

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“Redesign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redesign. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

redesign

verb
re·​de·​sign ˌrēd-i-ˈzīn How to pronounce redesign (audio)
: to change what something looks like, is used for, or contains
redesign noun

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