"redefine" meaning in English

See redefine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redefine.wav Forms: redefines [present, singular, third-person], redefining [participle, present], redefined [participle, past], redefined [past]
Etymology: From re- + define. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|define}} re- + define Head templates: {{en-verb}} redefine (third-person singular simple present redefines, present participle redefining, simple past and past participle redefined)
  1. (transitive) To define again or differently.
    (transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).
    Tags: transitive Translations (to give a new or different definition to a word): redefinir (Catalan), 重新定義 (Chinese Mandarin), 重新定义 (chóngxīn dìngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), předefinovat (Czech), määritellä uudelleen (Finnish), redéfinir (French), ridefinire (Italian), przedefiniować [perfective] (Polish), przedefiniowywać [imperfective] (Polish), redefini (Romanian), переопределя́ть (pereopredeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), переопредели́ть (pereopredelítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-redefine-en-verb-Jr4O3RBu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'to give a new or different definition to a word': 91 9
  2. (transitive) To define again or differently.
    (transitive, computing) To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Translations (to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner): määritellä uudelleen (Finnish), tautuhi anō (Maori)
    Sense id: en-redefine-en-verb-IvCGfTho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 12 38 5 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: redefinition

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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