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REDEFINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does redefine mean?
• REDEFINE (verb)
The verb REDEFINE has 2 senses:
1. give a new or different definition to
2. give a new or different definition of (a word)
Familiarity information: REDEFINE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: redefined
Past participle: redefined
-ing form: redefining
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give a new or different definition to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
She redefined his duties
Hypernyms (to "redefine" is one way to...):
define; delimit; delimitate; delineate; specify (determine the essential quality of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
redefinition (the act of giving a new definition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Give a new or different definition of (a word)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "redefine" is one way to...):
define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
redefinition (the act of giving a new definition)
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