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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The Escalade, for instance, hasn’t seen a major redesign in more than six years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Companies may need to redesign their security workflows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"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
Only with the recent development of protective nets and greenhouses were we finally able to defeat the thrushes, and to redesign strawberries and raspberries according to our own standards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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