redefine
verbEtymology From re- + define.
1
To define again or differently.
- But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.2007 January 7, Deirdre Mcnamer, “They Came From Montana”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
- Scientists and policy makers from around 60 nations voted unanimously Friday to redefine the kilogram. […] Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN:
2
To give a new or different definition to (a word).
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.
- Next the "key redefiner" software came along. These were special programs that could "redefine" the keys on your keyboard , while still permitting you the normal use of the keys.1992, Herman Holtz, Databased Marketing, page 170:
- Derived terms
- redefinable, redefiner, redefinition, unredefined