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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 Vista Ridge project, through its developer DANCO, plans to redevelop the SureStay hotel on North Texas Street, gutting the building and constructing 50 permanent housing units for homeless people with behavioral health issues and severe mental illness. Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 The proposal to redevelop the hall comes as Little Rock officials are hoping to push forward on the recommendations of a downtown master plan that was adopted last year. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2025 The West Milwaukee site is to be eventually redeveloped for new uses. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Still, some neighborhood residents expressed concern that removing the structure could just prolong problems, as land speculators buying an empty lot might sit on it for years without redeveloping it, which has been the case with vacant lots elsewhere in the neighborhood. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 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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