redirect

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verb

re·​di·​rect ˌrē-də-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects

transitive verb

: to change the course or direction of
redirection
ˌrē-də-ˈrek-shən How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
noun

redirect

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noun

law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect

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.
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Verb
Tipsword explained under the law, 911 dispatchers need additional training to recognize when certain calls should be redirected to the 988 crisis line. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025 Aircraft were redirected to another runway. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
Most of these crimes were tied to identity theft, allowing criminals to access accounts, redirect benefits, or launch phishing attacks. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The new, patent-pending Auto-Clean system redirects water during startup and shutdown to flush over the outside of the riser, actively sweeping away debris. Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redirect

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1650, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redirect was in 1650

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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

redirect

verb
re·​di·​rect ˌrēd-ə-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
: to change the course or direction of
redirection noun
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