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

Simmons said there’s absolutely no reason to redraw these lines, especially since the $30,000 maximum price associated with hiring Public Interest Legal Foundation would only be the start of the cost for Tarrant taxpayers. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025

And impacting the national scene, the court could determine whether the state redraws its congressional districts along lines that end up narrowing or ending the majority that Republicans hold in the U.S. House of Representatives. —The Npr Network, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025

Leadership teams rush to schedule offsite meetings while the company hires prestigious consulting firms and redraws strategic roadmaps. —Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Democrats hope to flip the court before 2031, when the state legislature will redraw congressional and state legislative districts — an issue that has often come before the state Supreme Court. —Lucille Sherman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redraw

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau