redevelop

verb

re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
redeveloped; redeveloping; redevelops

transitive verb

: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun

Examples of redevelop in a Sentence

The city has plans to redevelop the neighborhood. The city has plans to redevelop. We need to make sure that these problems don't redevelop.
Recent Examples on the Web The affordable housing project in Alviso located in front of Top Golf will have 780 units on 3.2 acres — 243 units per acre. Pleasant Hill Golf Course will be redeveloped with only 4,000 units on 114 acres. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 The second location will be at the University Mall by UC Davis, which is being redeveloped into The Davis Collection. 88 Bao Bao currently has one location in the Sacramento area — at 10824 Olson Drive, Unit D, in Rancho Cordova. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024 Starting in 2008, California required new and redeveloped homes to have ventilation that could prevent pollution from building up indoors. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 The fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, came at a time when Marysville had been gathering momentum — plans were underway to redevelop the aging, five-story site into a housing complex, Flores said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for redevelop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redevelop was in 1835

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“Redevelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelop. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

redevelop

verb
re·​de·​vel·​op ˌrē-di-ˈvel-əp How to pronounce redevelop (audio)
: to develop again
especially : redesign, rebuild
redeveloper noun
redevelopment
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noun

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