redefine
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redefine
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From re- + define.
verb redefines · redefining · redefined
- To define again or differently. But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reac
- To give a new or different definition to (a word).
- To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric. Next the "key redefiner" software came along. These were special programs that could "redefine" the keys on your keyboard , while still permitting you the normal use of the keys.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reconfigure, restructure, reengineer, reformulate, restructuring, reshape, revise, reassess, reframe, re-establish, re-evaluate, reset, revamp, reconsider, rethink, restate
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verb to give a new or different definition to a word
| 中文 | 重新定義 /重新定义 chóngxīn dìngyì |
|---|---|
| Français | redéfinir |
| Italiano | ridefinire |
| Ελληνικά | επαναπροσδιορίζω epanaprosdiorízo |
| Română | redefini |
| Русский | переопределя́ть pereopredeljátʹ, переопредели́ть pereopredelítʹ |
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