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

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

But, if Purcell was violated when a federal court ordered Alabama to redraw its maps in the January before a congressional election, then it was certainly violated in Callais, where a lower court ordered Louisiana to redraw its maps in late April of an election year. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1