redraw

verb

re·​draw (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ 

redrew (ˌ)rē-ˈdrü  ; redrawn (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn  ; redrawing; redraws

1

transitive : to draw (something) again

redraw a map/plan

Wars redrew the boundaries of the nation.

2

a

transitive : to project an image on (a display screen) again

The refresh rate is measured in Hertz, which translates to the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second.

—Jackie Fox

b

intransitive : to become refreshed (see refresh sense 5)

—used of a display screen or the visual information it presents

… the number of times the screen redraws per second will adjust based on the needs of the app—moment-to-moment.

—Lance Ulanoff

redraw

ˈrē-ˌdrȯ 

noun

plural redraws

Screen redraws never lagged or stuttered, and the hardware seemed well-equipped to handle the OS's requirements.

—Jon Phillips

Examples of redraw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These reforms redraw the boundary between state power and individual liberty—reaffirming that agencies serve the people, not the other way around. —Jon Riches, Oc Register, 27 June 2025

Instead, Louisiana's efforts to redraw district lines, as all states do after the census, have resulted in a yearslong legal battle that has been before the Supreme Court twice before. —June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025

Much of the narrative around premium drama has been dominated by the streamers in recent times in Europe, but as some, such Paramount+, pull back, and others redraw their local programming plans, the spotlight is on the continent’s public broadcasters. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 June 2025

The securitization of Bitcoin will redraw the world’s economic map. —Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redraw

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau