REDEFINE

redefine

(verb) give a new or different definition of (a word)

redefine

(verb) give a new or different definition to; “She redefined his duties”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

redefine (third-person singular simple present redefines, present participle redefining, simple past and past participle redefined)

(transitive) To define again or differently.

(transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).

(transitive, computing) To define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Anagrams

• fineered, need-fire, needfire

Source: Wiktionary



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