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

In a tech industry where one company’s specialized technology is often licensed to other players, the ruling here could redraw the playing field for how any infrastructure technology can be produced and used by different companies. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Though the structure’s inner fortress has been well-documented for several years, new mapping made possible thanks to a simple hobbyist drone helped redraw the Bronze Age monument’s boundaries. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025

Its goal is essentially to redraw the map of mathematics — to bring its separate continents together into one united Pangaea. —Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1