redesign
Britishverb
noun
Explanation
To change the way something looks or functions is to redesign it. If you use a wheelchair, you might need to redesign your new apartment to make it easier to get around. An architect might redesign a school building so it meets the current codes for being accessible — adding elevators, ramps, and new bathrooms, for example. Or you might redesign your dorm room, simply by moving the furniture around and attaching a disco ball to the ceiling. Clothing designers, in turn, sometimes redesign old favorites, like when they redesign jeans so they have a higher waist or a slimmer fit.
Example Sentences
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Universities might redesign curricula around anticipated AI displacement rather than the skills employers actually demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In an earlier statement, Mather said the new laws would modernise UK aviation and support the redesign of airspace for faster, more efficient flights, while "enhancing aviation safety standards and delivering greater passenger protections".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Wall Street Journal spoke with Oura Chief Executive Tom Hale about the company’s latest redesign, the future of health tracking and the rise of health anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Strong demand for high performing AI and a physical redesign of the iPhone could bring in new customers and lead existing ones to update their current devices.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
During this period of redesign, researchers faced an additional and even bigger setback.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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