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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"We know bill clarity has been a particular source of frustration, which is why we have launched a programme to redesign them, so they are easier to understand," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Others said they didn’t have the time to redesign their ballot envelopes.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
He thinks it’s going to take them a few years to redesign their robots and follow Agility’s lead.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Less Liquid Glass: Remember last year’s interface redesign, the one nobody asked for?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
They were going to design a new main store and redesign every single one of the chain stores—and there were plenty of them, one in almost every town on Long Island.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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