redirect

American  

[ree-di-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌri dɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /

verb (used with object)

1. to direct again.

2. to change the direction or focus of.

   He redirected the children's energies toward building a sand castle instead of throwing sand at each other.

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adjective

1. Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party who called them, after cross-examination.

redirect British  

/ ˌriːdaɪ-, ˌriːdɪˈrɛkt /

verb

1. to direct (someone or something) to a different place or by a different route

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Other Word Forms

• redirection noun

Etymology

Origin of redirect

First recorded in 1835–45; re- + direct

Example Sentences

Aramco, which drills about 7 million barrels daily, expects to be redirecting 5 million barrels to its port at Yanbu on the Red Sea in the very near term.

From MarketWatch

The finding provides strong evidence that a kinetic impactor could be used as a planetary defense method to redirect a potentially hazardous near-Earth object.

From Science Daily

Microsoft shared that it’s sacrificing Azure growth as it redirects compute capacity internally to improve Copilot.

From MarketWatch

Annacone, who has known Tien since he was 14, says the player’s anticipation and feel allow him to redirect pace and construct points in unusual ways.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Yanbu export terminals also operate at a smaller scale than Ras Tanura, limiting how much of the Kingdom’s export program can be redirected through the Red Sea system at any one time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• change
• convert
• move
• return
• shift
• swing
• switch
• transform
• twist