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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It was supposed to incentivize companies to consider the fate of their products and spur innovation in material redesign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The ruling marks a victory for the president in his effort to redesign the storied American structure.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
If it’s not the ballroom redesign, he’s pretty over it.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
If approved, the cap would go into effect in the fall of 2027, not this coming fall, so professors have time to redesign coursework.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The Oak Ridge directors agreed to redesign the factory with this new information in mind.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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