redefine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To define again or differently.
  2. To give a new or different definition to (a word).
  3. To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

redefine redefines redefining redefined

Etymology

From re- + define.

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