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.
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Leicester City Leicester were given the green light in 2023 to redevelop their King Power Stadium and increase capacity to 40,000. Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article The Port of San Diego is preparing to redevelop its 77-year-old Harbor Police Department headquarters on East Harbor Island and expects to spend up to $100 million to replace the aging facility, as the current buildings are said to be too small and too costly to maintain. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 This was the first ISS launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, which SpaceX has been redeveloping to support future crewed missions in addition to KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 One of the two loans for this project will go to Urban Equity Properties, which redeveloped the Terminal Building several years ago, and that $200,000 loan is an amendment of the city’s redevelopment agreement with the company. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redevelop

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Mar. 2025.

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
-mənt
noun

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