redirect
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redirect
Rhymes with -ɛkt
Where it comes from
From re- + direct.
verb redirects · redirecting · redirected
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To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.
We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.
Similar: reorient
- To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
- To gently shift a behavior or thought pattern to a healthier end. When he starts ruminating like that, try to redirect him to use his coping skills.
- To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
- To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer. You will be redirected shortly.
noun redirects
- A redirection.
- An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination, re-examination.
- The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location. On July 8, 2025 Glitch project hosting and user profiles will be shut down. Your Glitch dashboard will remain available as usual through the end of 2025, with access to download all of your code for your projects, as well as a new feature to set up redirects for your project subdomains so your URLs
Similar: redirect examination
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: airt, reorientation, reorient, reorientate, reroute, redirector, realign, reshape, restructure, adjustment, reallocate, transfer, redeploy, forward, redistribute, reassign
noun
Similar: redirect examination
Translations
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verb to give new direction to
| Español | redirigir |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुप्रेषित करना anupreṣit karnā |
| Français | réorienter |
| Русский | перенаправля́ть perenapravljátʹ, перенапра́вить perenaprávitʹ |
verb instruct to go elsewhere
| हिन्दी | अनुप्रेषित करना anupreṣit karnā |
|---|---|
| Português | redireccionar, redirecionar |
| Français | réadresser, faire suivre |
verb substitute an address or pointer to a new location
| Español | redirigir, redireccionar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुप्रेषित करना anupreṣit karnā |
| Português | redireccionar, redirecionar |
| Deutsch | weiterleiten |
| Italiano | reindirizzare |
noun substitution of an address for another one
| हिन्दी | अनुप्रेषण anupreṣaṇ |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Weiterleitung |
Talk about this word "redirect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redirect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redirect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redirect "redirect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redirect.Cite this
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