Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redevelop

/ɹidɪvˈɛləp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: re-de-vel-op
IPA: /ɹidɪvˈɛləp/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop again or differently.

Transitive verb

verb

To develop again or differently.

Transitive verb

verb

To develop again or differently.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They dream of redeveloping the entire downtown."
"In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped. The current station building is tiny in comparison to other stations with a similar patronage."
"to redevelop an unsuccessful product for relaunch"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *werb-der. Proto-Germanic *wrappan-der. Vulgar Latin *vlopp-der. Old French veloper Middle French desveloper French développerbor. English develop English redevelop From re- + develop.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

redevelops (present, singular) redeveloping (participle, present) redeveloped (participle, past) redeveloped (past)

Derived Forms

redeveloper

Frequently Paired Words

development predevelop predevelopment redevelopment

Synonyms

reformulate

Rhymes With

develop envelop delap underdevelop

Questions

How do you pronounce redevelop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹidɪvˈɛləp/.
What does redevelop mean?: To develop again or differently.
Where does redevelop come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *werb-der. Proto-Germanic *wrappan-der. Vulgar Latin *vlopp-der. Old French veloper Middle French desveloper French développerbor. English develop English redevelop From re- + develop.

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