Redefine

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To define again or differently. transitive

    "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-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat."

  2. 2
    give a new or different definition of (a word) wordnet
  3. 3
    To define again or differently.; To give a new or different definition to (a word). transitive
  4. 4
    give a new or different definition to wordnet
  5. 5
    To define again or differently.; To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric. transitive

    "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."

Etymology

From re- + define.

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