redevelop

verb

re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
redeveloped; redeveloping; redevelops

transitive verb

: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun

Examples of redevelop in a Sentence

The city has plans to redevelop the neighborhood. The city has plans to redevelop. We need to make sure that these problems don't redevelop.
Recent Examples on the Web City wants to begin exclusive talks with developer Chelsea Investment Corp. to redevelop an East Village block with 100 percent low-income housing. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024 Developers first proposed redeveloping Brookridge in 2014, starting a strenuous journey as the project went through several iterations. Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024 Opponents of plans to redevelop Baltimore’s Harborplace with high-rise apartments and offices will take their fight to communities around the city in the coming months in a campaign to defeat a November ballot question that would allow the controversial project. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024 There is a station adjacent to the Illinois Science and Technology Park, a large center of employment in the village, and the train line features heavily in efforts to redevelop a nearby commercial area. Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for redevelop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redevelop was in 1835

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“Redevelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelop. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

redevelop

verb
re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈvel-əp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun
redevelopment
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noun

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