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

Five states changed their congressional district lines since the 2022 midterm elections; three of those states (Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia) were mandated to redraw their lines by federal courts, who found that the old lines violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. —Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024

So, here is a classic case of a free and independent country being invaded and brutalized by an expansionist dictatorship that seeks to redraw international boundaries by force. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024

The Charter requires the City Commission to redraw districts on an equal population basis every four years. —South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024

The proposal was first unveiled in the wake of the 2021 redistricting process, following frustration over efforts to redraw several districts in the Valley. —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1