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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US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building.
From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026
On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has previously called the state of 24 Sussex “an embarrassment,” announced a national design competition to redesign and restore the 158-year-old building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It is also compatible with 18A designs, Intel said, so customers can build on the process node without having to redesign chips.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 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
Should we not then be willing to explore vigorously, in every nation, major changes in the traditional ways of doing things, a fundamental redesign of economic, political, social and religious institutions?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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