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

Tarrant County citizens who submitted map proposals for redistricting said Tuesday that their maps were not taken into account before commissioners met to vote to redraw precincts. —Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025

The question now is: Who will stand up to redraw it? —Margaux Chetrit, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025

Quite aside from Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election based on false claims of fraud, Jeffries also pointed to the GOP’s recent effort to redraw the congressional map in North Carolina. —Mike Lillis, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025

Crawford met by video in January with a liberal group that billed the race as a chance to redraw the state's House districts. —arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 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