redraw

verb

re·​draw (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ 

redrew (ˌ)rē-ˈdrü  ; redrawn (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn  ; redrawing; redraws

1

transitive : to draw (something) again

redraw a map/plan

Wars redrew the boundaries of the nation.

2

a

transitive : to project an image on (a display screen) again

The refresh rate is measured in Hertz, which translates to the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second.

—Jackie Fox

b

intransitive : to become refreshed (see refresh sense 5)

—used of a display screen or the visual information it presents

… the number of times the screen redraws per second will adjust based on the needs of the app—moment-to-moment.

—Lance Ulanoff

redraw

ˈrē-ˌdrȯ 

noun

plural redraws

Screen redraws never lagged or stuttered, and the hardware seemed well-equipped to handle the OS's requirements.

—Jon Phillips

Examples of redraw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch live below: Most Popular Most Popular Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois Hiring cycle will pick up pace now that Ben Johnson is available. —Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025

Such a development could redraw the map of the Dolan family and potentially even the NBA. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025

State legislatures should retain their authority to redraw congressional districts that align with the Voting Rights Act, Maryland’s attorney general and his counterparts in other states wrote in arguments submitted Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court. —Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024

Today, various Lebanese political parties, most noticeably predominantly Christian parties, are seeking to capitalize on Hezbollah’s apparent weakening in order to redraw the political map of Lebanon. —Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1