Definition of redirect
transitive verb
: to change the course or direction of
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Examples of redirect in a Sentence
They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.
Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown.
Visitors to the old Web site address are redirected automatically to the new one.
I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting.
It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
Recent Examples of redirect from the Web
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The first procedure to fix it was the atrial switch, developed in the 1950s and 1960s, which ultimately redirects the blood to ensure it gets oxygenated before heading to the body.
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A large part of its success relies on the state government redirecting millions of dollars toward rehabilitation, drug treatment, education and job training programs for inmates over the next 10 years.
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Ciattarelli wants to take state aid from districts receiving more money than the state funding formula specifies and redirect it to underfunded districts to reduce property taxes.
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While much of it could come from redirecting existing state and federal spending on health care, the program would still require as much as $100 billion in new taxes.
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Rossello and administration officials declined to say during a press briefing Wednesday with reporters in San Juan whether the plan will cover bills by redirecting sales-tax revenue that’s been pledged to some bondholders.
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Yangervis Solarte redirected the very next pitch, sending a hard grounder at second baseman Ian Happ.
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If you are not redirected automatically, click this link. ...
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The hacker took advantage of a staff user account at a Canadian internet service provider to periodically broadcast a spoofed command that redirected traffic from other ISPs, starting in February and continuing through May of of this year.
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First Known Use of redirect
1650
REDIRECT Defined for English Language Learners
redirect
playDefinition of redirect for English Language Learners
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: to change the path or direction of (something)
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: to use (something) for a different purpose
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: to send (a letter or package) to a new mailing address
REDIRECT Defined for Kids
redirect
playDefinition of redirect for Students
redirected
;redirecting
: to change the course or direction of
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