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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Apple unveiled new child accounts and a comprehensive redesign of its parental controls settings that can more easily be set to block adult websites and only allow age-appropriate media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
We help them redesign workflows and upskill their organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The cost of robots has fallen while it remains expensive to redesign the assembly line.
From BBC • May 28, 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
One person, starting from scratch, should redesign the whole of philosophy, including natural science.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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