Meanings
present singular third person redevelops · participle present redeveloping · participle past redeveloped · past redeveloped
- To develop again or differently.
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
verbformulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Proto-Indo-European*werb-
- Proto-Germanic*wrappan-
- Vulgar Latin*vlopp-
- Old Frenchveloper
- Middle Frenchdesveloper
- Frenchdévelopper
- Englishdevelop
- Englishredevelop
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Cite this entry
redevelop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevelop
“redevelop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevelop. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redevelop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redevelop.
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