Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redesign

/ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: re-de-sign
IPA: /ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design.

verb

To lay out or plan a new version of something previously laid out or planned.

Example Sentences

"No UK company responded, believing that the availability requirement could not be reached in British operating conditions. But General Motors thought otherwise, offering its SD40-2 design. However, to make it fit the UK loading gauge, considerable redesign was required."
"It became clear at last that the secondary windings were not strong enough to withstand the severe electro-magnetic forces to which they had been subjected and that the transformer would have to be redesigned."
"They and the airline itself described an internal process that requires multiple departments to manually redesign the airline’s schedule – a system that works “the vast majority of the time,” Southwest said in a statement."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design English redesign From re- + design.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/
British English: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/

Inflected Forms

redesigns (plural) redesigns (present, singular) redesigning (participle, present) redesigned (participle, past) redesigned (past)

Derived Forms

redesignable redesigner

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce redesign?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/.
What does redesign mean?: A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design.
Where does redesign come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design English redesign From re- + design.

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