redirect

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verb

re·​di·​rect ˌrē-də-ˈrekt 

ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-

redirected; redirecting; redirects

transitive verb

: to change the course or direction of

redirection

ˌrē-də-ˈrek-shən 

ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-

noun

redirect

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noun (1)

law

: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination

called the witness back to the stand for redirect

redirection

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noun (2)

re·​di·​rec·​tion ¦rē-də-¦rek-shən 

-(ˌ)dī-

: an act or instance of redirecting

Synonyms of redirect

Verb

• turn
• swing
• divert
• deflect
• whip

Examples of redirect in a Sentence

Verb

They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.

Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown.

Visitors to the old website 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 on the Web

Verb

All of it is being caused by a massive heat dome centered near the Great Basin that is causing southern monsoonal moisture to be redirected toward the region. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Iran also risks overplaying its hand and creating an incentive for Gulf producers to redirect flows through alternative routes like pipelines across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Kraska said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Noun

Bussi robbed Jack Eichel’s backdoor redirect before Staal’s winner in Game 4. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 June 2026

The physical act of writing redirects neural activity away from the emotional center and toward the prefrontal cortex. — Irina Willems, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1650, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing redirect

• redirect examination

Rhymes for redirect

• architect
• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect

Kids Definition

redirect

verb

re·​di·​rect ˌrēd-ə-ˈrekt 

ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-

: to change the course or direction of

redirection

-ˈrek-shən 

noun