redevelop

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verb

To convert a neighbourhood by demolishing old buildings and building new ones, or by renovating existing ones.

“They dream of redeveloping the entire downtown.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person redevelops · participle present redeveloping · participle past redeveloped · past redeveloped

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

      They dream of redeveloping the entire downtown.

      1 more example

      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.

      2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54
    2. transitivecomputingTo reprogram (an app).

      to redevelop an unsuccessful product for relaunch

    3. transitiveartsTo intensify by a second process.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbformulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis

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Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Old Frenchdes-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*werb-
  13. Proto-Germanic*wrappan-
  14. Vulgar Latin*vlopp-
  15. Old Frenchveloper
  16. Middle Frenchdesveloper
  17. Frenchdévelopper
  18. Englishdevelop
  19. Englishredevelop

From re- + develop.

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APA

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Chicago

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