redesign

verb

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

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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Want to install solar panels, add a generator or redesign the landscaping? Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 Howard and her team got the company to redesign the uniform after about a year of trying, swapping the constricting top for a looser one. Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 Instead of redesigning an object, scientists redesign the pathways that heat follows around it. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025 How organizations redesign themselves around these agentic capabilities will determine whether AI becomes not just a more efficient technology, but a new basis for strategic differentiation altogether. François Candelon, Fortune, 12 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 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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