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.
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When she sat down to redesign the Fendi Croissant, the first thing she thought about was where she’s going to put her phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Louis Poulsen chandeliers hang from the ceiling, along with several plush, crescent-shaped loveseats, acquired from Benaroya Hall when the concert hall underwent a redesign.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The most recent instance of this involves the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic golf course Trump wishes to redesign but has faced legal setbacks after hundreds of trees were cut down for the project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
She says that it is a difficult balance to redesign the kibbutz so that it feels like home but does not cause new trauma to those who return.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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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