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

While the state initially refused to redraw the map, defying a federal court order, a new map was eventually drawn. —USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

The tool allows users to click a button and then drag a slider along to automatically view and snap a vector image into a different viewing perspective — something that would typically require an artist to redraw the image entirely from scratch. —Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024

More big stories California’s attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, according to a confidential document. —Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024

Lawmakers would redraw legislative district boundaries to match the every-10-year federal census. —Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1