redevelop

verb

re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
redeveloped; redeveloping; redevelops

transitive verb

: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun

Examples of redevelop in a Sentence

The city has plans to redevelop the neighborhood. The city has plans to redevelop. We need to make sure that these problems don't redevelop.
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The first three editions ended with two-legged finals but that changed in 1990, with Wembley staging the Championship final ever since, apart from a seven-year residency in Cardiff while Wembley was being redeveloped. Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 Specific plans for redeveloping the site have not yet been presented. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 The Detroit Housing Commission started redeveloping the site as Gardenview Estates in 2007. Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 More than 1,000 people have been working on the wind farm, and Connecticut committed over $200 million to redevelop State Pier in New London to support the industry. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redevelop

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redevelop was in 1835

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“Redevelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelop. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

redevelop

verb
re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈvel-əp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun
redevelopment
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noun

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