redraw

verb

re·​draw (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ How to pronounce redraw (audio)
redrew (ˌ)rē-ˈdrü How to pronounce redraw (audio) ; redrawn (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn How to pronounce redraw (audio) ; 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 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 That year, state lawmakers had a once-in-a-decade chance to redraw the state’s political maps, and botched it: the State Supreme Court decided that the map Democrats wanted was unconstitutionally gerrymandered, and ordered a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University to produce a fairer one. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 The move is part of a broader plan to redraw the blueprint of the annual event that includes the construction of a new open-air cinema and the creation of an outdoor event hub, Festival Garden. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, in 2008, Russia launched its first violent attempt to redraw the borders of the post–Cold War world when its troops invaded two breakaway territories in Georgia. Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022 The three-judge panel ordered the commission to redraw the maps and has already approved a new state House map drawn by the commission. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for redraw 

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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redraw was in 1671

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“Redraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redraw. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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