redevelop

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ develop.

Pronunciation

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Verb

redevelop (third-person singular simple present redevelops, present participle redeveloping, simple past and past participle redeveloped)

1. (transitive) To develop again or differently.
   1. (transitive) To convert a neighbourhood by demolishing old buildings and building new ones, or by renovating existing ones.

      They dream of redeveloping the entire downtown.

      • 2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54:

        In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped. The current station building is tiny in comparison to other stations with a similar patronage.

   2. (software, transitive) To reprogram (an app).

      to redevelop an unsuccessful product for relaunch

   3. (transitive, photography) To intensify by a second process.

Related terms

• development
• predevelop
• predevelopment
• redevelopment

 

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