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

California also passed Proposition 50, a ballot measure that allows the state to redraw district lines in favor of Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms. —Surina Venkat, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025

Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

The measure’s approval allows Democrats to redraw congressional maps more favorable to their party in the nation’s largest state and keep up with Republicans who have moved to add potential new red House seats in Texas and elsewhere. —Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

Virginia Democrats have begun advancing plans to redistrict their own state, where a bipartisan commission currently holds the power to redraw congressional maps. —Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redraw

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• aha
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• bradshaw
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