REDESIGN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redesign mean? 

• REDESIGN (verb)
  The verb REDESIGN has 1 sense:

1. design anew, make a new design for

  Familiarity information: REDESIGN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REDESIGN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they redesign    ... he / she / it redesigns   
Past simple: redesigned   
Past participle: redesigned   
-ing form: redesigning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Design anew, make a new design for

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "redesign" is one way to...):

design; plan (make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he redesign his major works over a short period of time?

 Context examples 

Synthetic biology aims to redesign natural biological systems for new purposes.

(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)

The rocket launched Saturday included modifications made in response to that accident, including a redesigned helium canister.

(SpaceX Completes Successful Rocket Launch, VOA News)

The survey is periodically redesigned to emphasize data collection on current health issues.

(National Health Interview Survey, NCI Thesaurus)

Carl Hensman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which offered a contest for redesigning the toilet some years ago, noted the ingredients in the sprays are also found in commonly used products like — in the case of the first spray — toothpaste, and are unlikely to pollute nearby water supplies; though he also remarked that, because the spray wears off, it was unlikely to be used widely in developing countries as the researchers claim to hope.

(Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets, Wikinews)