redevelop
Americanverb (used with object)
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to develop (something) again.
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Photography. to submit (a film or the like) to a second development, as to intensify or tone it.
verb (used without object)
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to rebuild or replan (a building, area, etc)
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photog to develop (a negative or print) for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc
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to develop (something) again
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Present
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redevelopsimple
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redevelopssimple
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have redevelopedperfect
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has redevelopedperfect
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am redevelopingprogressive
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are redevelopingprogressive
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is redevelopingprogressive
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have been redevelopingperfect progressive
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has been redevelopingperfect progressive
Past
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redevelopedsimple
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had redevelopedperfect
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was redevelopingprogressive
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were redevelopingprogressive
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had been redevelopingperfect progressive
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Etymology
Origin of redevelop
Example Sentences
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The developers plan to redevelop the commercial space into affordable housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
He has pledged to redevelop a swath of the National Mall into a “National Garden of American Heroes” that could reportedly feature dining facilities, an amphitheater, and hundreds of statues of famous Americans.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
The firm had previously announced plans to redevelop 350 Park Ave. in a project Beeson said would create 6,000 construction jobs and would lead to 15,000 permanent positions.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Two men who invested £200,000 into a start-up business owned by an entrepreneur who planned to redevelop the Dover Citadel say they fear they will never see their money again.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
“It’s when wealthy people come into a neighborhood to redevelop it to increase its value. It usually pushes out people and businesses that have been around for a long time.”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Brookfield hopes to retain that vibe as it redevelops Pier 70 in partnership with the Port of San Francisco.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
In the wake of massive anti-racism protests in 2020, the city transferred the station to Africatown, which redevelops land with a focus on preserving the city’s Black community.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Each neighborhood she redevelops will have an oversight board run by existing residents as well as a “collective,” a mix of those residents and people who hope to buy into the neighborhood.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
In the San Francisco Bay Area town of Richmond, a real estate investment firm is looking to add as many as 9,600 homes when it redevelops the struggling Hilltop Mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
Beach Front buys and redevelops properties and also manages properties it doesn’t own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2015
It owns that property at 520 N. Glendale Ave., a former hardware store that Erewhon purchased in 2024 and redeveloped.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Will Williams, 23, is from St Ives and recently bought eight miles away in Pool, where a former tin mining site has been redeveloped into housing.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Catellus redeveloped the 200-acre former Pacific Refinery Co. near San Francisco into a residential subdivision called Victoria by the Bay in 2003, a process that involved the removal of contaminants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
The museum was redeveloped in a £30m overhaul in 2018, adding three new galleries and helping it clinch the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
I cross the street, cut in behind a small church, left stranded here when they redeveloped.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
In recent months, the president has zeroed in on redeveloping Washington’s public golf courses, with East Potomac at the top of his list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Superfund site — with the long-term goal of redeveloping it into new housing and parkland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Silversmith, who buys industrial properties and remediates them, admits redeveloping the land has taken longer than he hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
He’s also building India's longest expressway and redeveloping India’s largest slum.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
That we can easily get by the simple process called "intensifying" or "redeveloping."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 by Various
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